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. 2005 Jun;81(956):e3. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.030049

Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome

K Ng, A Wu, V Cheng, B Tang, C Chan, C Yung, S Luk, T Lee, L Chow, K Yuen
PMCID: PMC1743280  PMID: 15937197

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.

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