Acute septic thrombophlebitis of the lower extremities due to foreign body injury and infection: a case report

Abstract Background Septic thrombophlebitis (STP) of the lower extremities caused by foreign bodies is rare in the clinic, and the symptoms are serious. If the correct treatment is not implemented as soon as possible, the patient may progress to sepsis. Case presentation We report the case of a 51-y...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guofu Zheng, Daoxiong Xiao, Hailiang Xie, Minggui Lai, Bo Ye, Xiaochun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08245-5