Hemodialysis catheter-related infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease patients. Here we present a case of an end-stage renal disease patient who presented with fever and weakness. During workup, we found a deeply inserted jugular vein double lumen catheter into the inferior vena cava that was complicated by infection.
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Moridi, M., Jafari, S., Saberi, A. & Mohammadi, K. (2022). Inferior Vena Cava Vegetation in a Patient with Hemodialysis Catheter: A Case-Report study. Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 29(3), 288–291. https://doi.org/10.22062/jkmu.2022.91953
MLA
Moridi, M., Jafari, S., Saberi, A., & Mohammadi, K. "Inferior Vena Cava Vegetation in a Patient with Hemodialysis Catheter: A Case-Report study", Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 29, 3, 2022, 288–291. doi: 10.22062/jkmu.2022.91953
HARVARD
Moridi, M., Jafari, S., Saberi, A., & Mohammadi, K. (2022). 'Inferior Vena Cava Vegetation in a Patient with Hemodialysis Catheter: A Case-Report study', Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 29(3), pp. 288–291. doi: 10.22062/jkmu.2022.91953
CHICAGO
Moridi, M., Jafari, S., Saberi, A. & Mohammadi, K., "Inferior Vena Cava Vegetation in a Patient with Hemodialysis Catheter: A Case-Report study." Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 29 3 (2022): 288–291, doi: 10.22062/jkmu.2022.91953
VANCOUVER
Moridi M., Jafari S., Saberi A., Mohammadi K. Inferior Vena Cava Vegetation in a Patient with Hemodialysis Catheter: A Case-Report study. JKMU. 2022;29(3):288–291. doi: 10.22062/jkmu.2022.91953
