Recurrent Septic Pulmonary Embolism Related to an Implanted Central Venous Access Port Device

• 作 者: Goohyeon Hong Youn Seup Kim
• 机 构: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dankook Universit
• 出 处: 中华医学杂志（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2018年24期
• 关键词: pulmonary embolism pulmonary artery type of

To the Editor: Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is a rare type of nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism, in which, emboli-containing pathogens and purulent material admixed with fibrin thrombus embolize to the pulmonary artery, causing pulmonary embolism with focal lung infection.