Dengue fever as a rare cause of pulmonary embolism

Dengue fever is a clinical entity well known for its haemorrhagic complications whose pathophysiology, though not completely understood, may be linked to a systemic inflammatory state caused by the infection itself. Even if rarely described, inflammation may lead as well to thromboembolic manifestat...

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Published in:Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 690 - 693
Main Authors: Poletto, Francesco, Cerruti, Lorenzo, Spiezia, Luca
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Cardiology
Case reports
Computed Tomography Angiography
Dengue fever
Dengue Virus
Embolism
Fever
Hematology
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism - virology
Pulmonary embolisms
Radiography, Thoracic
Severe Dengue - complications
Thromboembolism
Pulmonary embolism
Case report
Dengue fever
Coagulation
ISSN:0929-5305, 1573-742X, 1573-742X
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Summary:Dengue fever is a clinical entity well known for its haemorrhagic complications whose pathophysiology, though not completely understood, may be linked to a systemic inflammatory state caused by the infection itself. Even if rarely described, inflammation may lead as well to thromboembolic manifestations, as in the case we report here.
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ISSN:0929-5305
1573-742X
1573-742X
DOI:10.1007/s11239-020-02082-y