A short period of anticoagulant treatment for venous thrombosis associated with osteomyelitis is feasible: 6 cases report.
Case Report
Venous thrombosis associated with osteomyelitis is rare in children, and there is no consensus on the duration of anticoagulation for thrombosis. The available literature reports long anticoagulation times for venous thrombosis./r/nThe clinical data of 6 children with osteomyelitis with venous thrombosis admitted from 2018 to 2022 were retrospectively analyzed./r/nOsteomyelitis was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, and venous thrombosis was detected by ultrasound./r/nOsteomyelitis was treated with antibiotics combined with surgical drainage. One child with venous thrombosis was not anticoagulated, and the remaining 5 children were on anticoagulant therapy for a maximum of 10 days./r/nAll 6 cases of osteomyelitis were cured, and the thrombus disappeared by regular ultrasound review./r/nFrom our experience in treating venous thrombosis in 6 children with osteomyelitis we believe that venous thrombosis associated with osteomyelitis does not require prolonged anticoagulation.
