Why the study?
Venous thromboembolism causes increased mortality and morbidity in children, presenting a diagnostic challenge.
Highlights the multifactorial nature of pulmonary embolism in children, emphasizing the need to identify clinical and genetic risk factors for appropriate diagnostic workup.
Emphasizes multifactorial PE risk in obese adolescents; leaves open optimal thrombophilia screening strategies.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a coagulopathic disease that may appear with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or both and is responsible for increased mortality and morbidity in children. We report a case of PE in a male teenager obese boy in the setting of a thrombophilic genetic disorder, infective condition, and immobility. Our experience underlines as PE in childhood is a multifactorial disease in which clinical risk factors and inherited thrombophilia contribute to the development. It is crucial to identify one or more risk factors leading to the most appropriate diagnostic workup.
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