H1N1-Induced Venous Thromboembolic Events? Results of a Single-Institution Case Series. (20th December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dimakakos, Evangelos; Grapsa, Dimitra; Vathiotis, Ioannis; Papaspiliou, Aggeliki; Panagiotarakou, Meropi; Manolis, Emmanouil; Syrigos, Konstantinos
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 3:Number 4(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-12-20
• Subjects: deep vein thrombosis -- influenza -- pH1N1 -- pulmonary embolism -- venous thromboembolic events; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw214
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

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%).