Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease with both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary manifestations. Although coagulation abnormalities are common in these patients, clinically overt thromboembolic events are rarely reported. This report describes the first case of pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with laboratory confirmed SARS.
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Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Wu
A K L
AK
Cheng
V C C
VC
Tang
B S F
BS
Chan
C Y
CY
Yung
C Y
CY
Luk
S H
SH
Lee
T W
TW
Chow
L
L
Yuen
K Y
KY
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D000925:Anticoagulants; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous