Rare cause of extravasation from implantable venous access device. Issue 2 (1st February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manimaran, Ponmani Agasthiya; Agarwal, Prakash; Ramasundaram, Madhu; Sundaram, Jegadeesh
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 14:Issue 2(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02-01
• Subjects: chemotherapy -- paediatric oncology -- paediatric surgery; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239103
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Implantable venous access devices are routinely used, but they are not without complications. A 4-year-old male child with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was planned for chemotherapy. Chemo port was accessed through the right internal jugular vein. Check X-ray was done, which showed the correct placement of the catheter. Two months after chemo port insertion when the patient underwent chemotherapy, he developed a fever and he was started on intravenous antibiotics. On the next two admissions, the patient had a fever with chamber site oedema for which culture was done, which revealed Pseudomonas and Candida, which responded to antibiotic and antifungal therapies. In the successive admission, the patient had immediate local oedema on injecting chemotherapy. Exploration was done, which revealed chamber base perforation. It is an infrequent complication and has been reported in only three studies.