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DOI:
10.1097/01.ccm.0000551274.41220.7f
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Prashant Purohit
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文献类型:
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作者:
S. Johnson;H. Kinoshita;Briand C. Wu;W. Kyono;E. Fong;V. Reddy;Prashant Purohit
Methods: A previously healthy afebrile 5-week-old term male presented with cough, congestion, pallor, respiratory distress and hypoxemia to the ER. He exhibited tachycardia and delayed capillary refill. A chest x-ray showed infiltrate and a large pleural effusion on the left. He had a hemoglobin (Hgb) of 8 without leukocytosis or thrombocytopenia; CRP was 8.8. He received intravenous (IV) antibiotics and was transferred to the PICU. A chest tube was placed with immediate drainage of 140ml of frank blood without further hemodynamic decompensation. Pleural fluid showed 400 WBCs and 4g protein with negative cytology for malignancy. He was given a total of three 20ml/kg fluid boluses. A follow up Hgb was 5.6, so he was given a PRBC transfusion. A chest CT revealed a small left pneumothorax and a pleural effusion with scattered bilateral infiltrates versus atelectasis. BNP was 3280 in the ER, 344 on day 2 and 107 on day 3. He did receive furosemide twice on day 2. The chest tube was removed on day 3 without subsequent re accumulation. Post transfusion Hgb was 17.1 and 15.5 upon discharge on day 9. The patient received 3 days of Vitamin K and 7 days of IV antibiotics. There was no past or family history of bleeding or autoimmune disorders. PT was 14.7, and the rest of his coagulation profile Von Willebrand factor antigen, ristocetin cofactor, factor XIII and platelet aggregation were normal. Echocardiogram showed a perimembranous VSD (0.4 x0. 5cm), but the trend of BNP without clinical heart failure made cardiac origin of hemothorax less likely. CT angiogram did not show AVM, although was limited by multifocal atelectasis. Respiratory PCR was positive for rhino/enterovirus with negative blood and pleural fluid cultures. Trauma work up including skeletal survey, head ultrasound and eye exam were negative. At one month follow up, the patient had a stable Hgb and no recurrent pleural effusion.Results: While the etiology remains elusive from cardiovascular, hematological, infectious, malignant and trauma standpoint, the case adds to the literature of rare cases. We also present a possible approach for the diagnostic work up based on literature review, since there are no guidelines for these cases.