We present the case of a 50-year-old man who comes to the emergency department of Dos de Mayo
Hospital, Lima, Peru, with fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and jaundice. An intestinal infection arises as
initial diagnosis. He is referred to the area of Internal Medicine where various laboratory tests and
imaging studies were conducted, including an abdominal computerized tomography scan. The scan
confirmed the diagnosis of pylephlebitis; treatment with antibiotics and anticoagulant therapy was
immediately established. Response and evolution were favorable. / Se presenta el caso de un paciente varón de 50 años que acude a la emergencia del Hospital Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú, por presentar fiebre, dolor abdominal, diarrea e ictericia. Se plantea un cuadro de infección intestinal como diagnóstico inicial. Es derivado al área de Medicina Interna donde se realizan diversos exámenes de laboratorio y auxiliares, dentro de los cuales se indica realizar una tomografía computarizada abdominal. El estudio imagenológico confirmó el diagnóstico de pileflebitis, iniciando tratamiento con antibióticos y anticoagulantes. La respuesta y evolución fueron favorables
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/579607 |
| Date | 13 October 2015 |
| Creators | Lizeth Mirtha Flores Anaya, Cinthia Katherine León Lozada, Torres Damas, William Lovel |
| Publisher | Medwave Estudios Limitada |
| Source Sets | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Detected Language | Spanish |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Source | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | http://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Casos/6258 |
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