Pulmonary embolus in an adolescent on oral contraceptives.

Deep venous thrombosis with pulmonary embolus is a rare complication of oral contraceptives, which generally occurs in adult women and becomes more common with increasing age. These complications are believed to be less common with low dose oral contraceptives than with the higher dose forms. This is a case report of a deep venous thrombosis presenting with a life-threatening pulmonary embolus in an adolescent on low dose triphasic oral contraceptives.