Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 20;3(4):ofw214. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw214. eCollection 2016.
H1N1-Induced Venous Thromboembolic Events? Results of a Single-Institution Case Series.
Dimakakos E1, Grapsa D1, Vathiotis I1, Papaspiliou A2, Panagiotarakou M3, Manolis E4, Syrigos K1.
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We describe the clinical and imaging characteristics of 7 cases with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed novel influenza A H1N1 virus (pH1N1) infection who developed venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) while being hospitalized for influenza pneumonia. Pulmonary embolism (PE) without deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was observed in 6 of 7 cases (85.7%); PE with underlying DVT was found in 1 patient (14.3%).
KEYWORDS:
deep vein thrombosis; influenza; pH1N1; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolic events
PMID: 28018924 PMCID: PMC5170496 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw214
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H1N1-Induced Venous Thromboembolic Events? Results of a Single-Institution Case Series.
Dimakakos E1, Grapsa D1, Vathiotis I1, Papaspiliou A2, Panagiotarakou M3, Manolis E4, Syrigos K1.
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Abstract
We describe the clinical and imaging characteristics of 7 cases with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed novel influenza A H1N1 virus (pH1N1) infection who developed venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) while being hospitalized for influenza pneumonia. Pulmonary embolism (PE) without deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was observed in 6 of 7 cases (85.7%); PE with underlying DVT was found in 1 patient (14.3%).
KEYWORDS:
deep vein thrombosis; influenza; pH1N1; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolic events
PMID: 28018924 PMCID: PMC5170496 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw214
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