Rare Case of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a Young Child: A Diagnostic Conundrum
| Autor: | Syed Hasan Ali, Farheen Malik, Yumna Timsaal, Jawad Ahmed, Ashok Chawla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
liver cirrhosis Physical examination bcs Pediatrics Inferior vena cava Palmar erythema Internal Medicine Medicine thrombosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Gastroenterology General Engineering portal hypertension Abdominal distension medicine.disease vascular liver disorder Thrombosis Surgery Venous thrombosis medicine.vein Budd–Chiari syndrome budd-chiari syndrome Portal hypertension medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.16407 |
| Popis: | Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is an uncommon vascular disorder in which venous thrombosis prevents the venous outflow of the liver. The obstruction is primarily at the level of hepatic veins and inferior vena cava. Here, we present a case of a two-and-a-half-year-old male child who presented with complaints of abdominal distension for two months and fever and watery diarrhea for one month. Physical examination showed the patient was anemic with palmar erythema. He was started on an empirical treatment of cefotaxime, metronidazole, and amikacin. Sensitivity and culture reports for blood and urine samples were negative, but abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed characteristic findings for BCS with caudate lobe hypertrophy. After the symptomatic treatment of the patient, a liver transplant was suggested as a last resort. |
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