• Acta clinica Croatica · Dec 2021

    Case Reports

    DEEP SEPTIC PELVIC THROMBOPHLEBITIS - A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION IN POSTPARTUM PERIOD.

    • Sergeja Kozar and Helena Šavc.
    • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Slovenj Gradec General Hospital, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia; 2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Slovenj Gradec General Hospital, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.
    • Acta Clin Croat. 2021 Dec 1; 60 (4): 773-776.

    AbstractDeep septic pelvic thrombophlebitis is a rare but potentially devastating complication in the puerperium. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of this postpartum complication is essential. We report a case of a 23-year-old multipara, who presented with persistent high fever and abdominal pain two days after delivery. Diagnosis of deep septic pelvic thrombophlebitis was suspected and confirmed by using contrast-enhanced computerized tomography. Upon admission in the intensive care unit, she developed shortness of breath together with hypoxemia, which was attributed to septic pulmonary emboli. Streptococcus pyogenes group A was cultured from cervical swab. Treatment consisted of broad spectrum antibiotic therapy and low molecular weight heparin. She was dismissed for home care symptom-free fourteen days after delivery and referred to hematologist to diagnose the possible causes of thrombophilia.

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