Ovarian Vein Thrombosis as an Uncommon Cause of Postpartum Fever: A Case Report.

anticoagulant therapy diagnostic delay ovarian vein thrombosis postpartum fever postpartum women

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Historique:
accepted: 22 02 2022
entrez: 4 4 2022
pubmed: 5 4 2022
medline: 5 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis (POVT) is an uncommon cause of postpartum fever. Because POVT is sometimes complicated by pulmonary embolism, preventing diagnostic delay is critical. Nonetheless, the diagnostic delay of POVT is common due to its rarity. Antibiotics along with anticoagulants are recommended as the standard therapy for POVT, but this recommendation is based on older, low-quality literature. Here, we present a case of POVT, presenting with a persistent postpartum fever, which was treated by anticoagulants without antibiotics. Our case highlights the importance of awareness of POVT as a differential diagnosis and the need for studies to investigate the role of antibiotics in POVT.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35371776
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22504
pmc: PMC8947820
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e22504

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022, Komagamine et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Junpei Komagamine (J)

Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, Utsunomiya, JPN.

Chika Takarada (C)

Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, Utsunomiya, JPN.

Taku Yabuki (T)

Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, Utsunomiya, JPN.

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