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Portal Vein Thrombosis as a Complication of Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureas Infection in an Infant

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J Kathwate ,

B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, IN
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I Shah

Incharge, Pediatric Liver Clinic and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai. Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Hepatology, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai., IN
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Abstract

Pylephlebitis usually occurs as a result of an abdominal infection draining into the portal venous system.This infection is usually polymicrobial.Emergence of vancomycin resistant strains of Staphylococcal aureus (VRSA) has led to a dreadful scenario where the options available for treating serious infections due to these organisms are very limited. Here we report a unique case of infant who suffered from VRSA mandibular osteomyelitis and developed portal vein thrombosis (PVT) with hepaticabscess which responded well to antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy.

How to Cite: Kathwate, J. and Shah, I., 2015. Portal Vein Thrombosis as a Complication of Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureas Infection in an Infant. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 5(1), pp.28–31. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v5i1.7616
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Published on 09 Apr 2015.
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