Uncommon yet critical: Pulmonary embolism in a 14-year-old Nigerian child: A case report
The case highlights the need for low-resource settings to address diagnostic limitations and emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to managing pulmonary embolism cases. It also adds to the growing evidence of the effective role of pharmacological therapy in the management of pulmonary embolism.
Authors
- Ugoeze Nneka Iloeje
- Obuoma Umejuru Amaewhule
- Victoria Ezinne Emeruwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8746-7271)
- Faithful Miebaka Daniel
- Ebbi Donald Robinson
- Emmanuel Ovundah Nyeche
Institutions
- University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Community Research Initiative (US)
- V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (UA)
- Rivers State University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000039503
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00