Splenic infarction complicated with abscess after pelvic trauma as the first presentation of patent foramen ovale - A case report. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Demma, J.; Weiss, D.; Kedar, A.; Shussman, N.; Zamir, G.; Pikarsky, A.; Bala, M.
• Is Part Of: Trauma case reports. Volume 33(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Splenic abscess -- Trauma coagulopathy -- Diabetic hypercoagulation -- Patent foramen ovale; Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Traumatology -- Periodicals; 617.1005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-6440

Abstract

Abstract: Hypercoagulability after trauma is a known entity. Following significant trauma, most guidelines advise anticoagulation treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. VTE following minor trauma convoyed with arterial or systemic embolization dictate the need to search for uncommon source of thromboembolic complications. This is a report of an unusual case of pulmonary and systemic emboli complicated by splenic abscess following minor trauma in a patient with Diabetes Mellitus as the first presentation of patent foramen ovale (PFO).