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Pylephlebitis Secondary to Proctitis in a Patient With Schizophrenia and Polysubstance Use Disorder. [PDF]

ACG Case Rep J
Pylephlebitis is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, typically resulting from intra-abdominal infections. We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder who was admitted for altered mental ...
Gonzalez I, Kleyman L, Giles N, Anyaoha I, Hamadeh A, Kusnoor A.   +5 more
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A Rare Twist of the Forgotten Disease: A Case of Fusobacterium necrophorum Sepsis with Portomesenteric Thrombosis and a Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2021
Abdominal variants of Lemierre’s syndrome presenting with pylephlebitis are rare, and the role of anticoagulation in treatment is controversial. We hereby report a case of pylephlebitis secondary to F.
Nicholas Lazar, Kamil Sardarli, Zaid Imam, Majd Khasawneh, Ismail Hader   +4 more
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Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum Liver Abscess with Pylephlebitis: An Abdominal Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020
Liver abscess associated with suppurative portal vein thrombosis (pylephlebitis) secondary to Fusobacterium necrophorum has been rarely reported. It is considered to be an abdominal variant of Lemierre’s syndrome associated with significant morbidity and
Natasa Radovanovic, Igor Dumic, Mladjen Veselinovic, Susanne Burger, Tamara Milovanovic, Charles W. Nordstrom, Eric Niendorf, Poornima Ramanan   +7 more
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Pylephlebitis Associated with Inferior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Treated Successfully with Anticoagulation and Antibiotics in a 37-Year-Old Male

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2020
Pylephlebitis is a condition in which there is septic thrombophlebitis of the portal-mesenteric venous system. It is a rare condition that usually arises as a complication of an intra-abdominal infection or inflammation.
Mohamed Abdallah, Ahmad Gohar, Smitha Naryana Gowda, Hafez M. Abdullah, Ali Al-hajjaj   +4 more
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A case report of acute appendicitis complicated by pylephlebitis: medical and surgical management. [PDF]

J Surg Case Rep, 2023
Pylephlebitis is a suppurative thrombus of the portal vein and/or its branches secondary to an intra-abdominal infection. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of emergency operation in general surgery and is typically treated with antibiotics and ...
Patel K, Varre JS, Williams N, Ruiz O.
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A Case of Pylephlebitis Without Intra-abdominal Infection Secondary to Pneumonia Caused by Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae. [PDF]

Cureus
Pylephlebitis is an infective, suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein that is often a complication of intra-abdominal infections. Herein, we report a rare case of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia complicated by pylephlebitis.
Yamamoto K, Hasegawa I, Suga Y, Kano Y.
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Septic Thrombophlebitis in the Portal Veins: A Case of Pylephlebitis Linked to Colo-Venous Fistula and Diverticulitis. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep
Patient: Male, 43-year-old Final Diagnosis: Colo venous fistula • diverticulitis • pylephlebitis Symptoms: Abdominal pain • fever • syncope • tachycardia Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Surgery Objective: Rare disease Background: Pylephlebitis is a ...
Befurt L, Ghadim Khani A, Malzfeldt EJ, Tobisch A, Kutup A.   +4 more
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Pylephlebitis Secondary to Diverticulitis Diagnosed by Abdominal Ultrasound and Computed Tomography. [PDF]

Cureus
Pylephlebitis is a rare infection, characterized by non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, that often leads to delayed diagnosis, yet it is a severe infection with a high mortality rate.
Maejima T, Hashimoto E, Hirose K, Miyazaki K, Suzuki M, Maeno T.   +5 more
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Pylephlebitis-induced acute liver failure: A case report and review of literature. [PDF]

World J Hepatol
BACKGROUND Pylephlebitis is an extremely rare form of septic thrombophlebitis involving the portal vein, carrying high rates of morbidity and mortality. CASE SUMMARY We present a case of a 42-year-old male with no past medical history who presented with ...
Hapshy V, Imburgio S, Sanekommu H, Nightingale B, Taj S, Hossain MA, Patel S.   +6 more
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Pylephlebitis Caused by Bacillus subtilis and Fusobacterium nucleatum. [PDF]

Intern Med, 2023
A 90-year-old man presented with a 3-day history of general malaise. He was febrile (39.3°C) but the initial evaluation did not reveal the cause of the fever. After admission, Bacillus subtilis and Fusobacterium nucleatum were grown from multiple sets of
Ochi T, Oh K, Konishi H.
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