A Rare Case of Septic Ovarian Thrombophlebitis Caused by Tissierella praeacuta

Taruna Chandok; Sabirah N Kasule; Paul J Kelly; Efrain Gonzalez; Sridhar S Chilimuri; Cosmina B Zeana

doi:10.7759/cureus.42385

A Rare Case of Septic Ovarian Thrombophlebitis Caused by Tissierella praeacuta

Cureus. 2023 Jul 24;15(7):e42385. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42385. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Taruna Chandok¹, Sabirah N Kasule², Paul J Kelly², Efrain Gonzalez², Sridhar S Chilimuri¹, Cosmina B Zeana²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
² Infectious Disease, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.

Abstract

We report a case of Tissierella praeacuta bacteremia and septic thrombophlebitis of the ovarian vein as a rare puerperal complication in a young patient. She was successfully managed with subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and intravenous (IV) antibiotics before transitioning to a prolonged course of oral antibiotics at discharge.

Keywords: clostridium; gonadal vein thrombosis; ovarian vein thrombosis; thrombophlebitis; tissierella.

Publication types

Case Reports