Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / adverse effects
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Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
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Pulmonary Embolism / virology*
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / complications*
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / drug therapy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Substances
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Anticoagulants
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous