Arterial thrombotic events are exceedingly rare occurrences in pediatric populations. The incidence of childhood thrombosis is extremely low and the majority of cases are venous in origin. There are several well-known etiologies and genetic risk factors with an underlying predisposition to venous thrombosis, however, there have been few identified etiologies of arterial thrombotic events in pediatric patients.
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