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Postgrad Med J 2005;81:e3 doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.030049
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Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome

  1. K H L Ng1,
  2. A K L Wu2,
  3. V C C Cheng2,
  4. B S F Tang2,
  5. C Y Chan3,
  6. C Y Yung4,
  7. S H Luk3,
  8. T W Lee5,
  9. L Chow4,
  10. K Y Yuen2
  1. 1Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
  2. 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Infection, University of Hong Kong
  3. 3Department of Radiology, Tuen Mun Hospital
  4. 4Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital
  5. 5Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Tuen Mun Hospital
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr K Y Yuen
 Division of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Infection, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; kyyuenhkucc.hku.hk
  • Received 25 October 2004
  • Accepted 19 November 2004

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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