Septic thrombophlebitis
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Septic thrombophlebitis is a cutaneous condition that results in tender, swollen extremities with or without erythema.
Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
can be a puerperal complication.
Treatment may involve heparin
.
Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
Persistent postpartum fever that is not responsive to broad-spectrum antibiotic in which pelvic infection leads to infection of the vein wall and intimal damage leading to thrombogenesis. The clot is then invaded by microorganisms....
can be a puerperal complication.
Treatment may involve heparin
Heparin
Heparin , also known as unfractionated heparin, a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan, is widely used as an injectable anticoagulant, and has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule...
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