Suppurative thrombophlebitis natural history, complications and prognosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Natural history, Complications and Prognosis

The most common complication of Suppurative thrombophlebitis is metastatic septic foci spreading to different organs of the body. Examples of these complications include:

• Infective endocarditis
• Septic emboli to the central nervous system
• Septic pulmonary emboli
• Osteomyelitis
• Septic arthritis