Herpes simplex virus infection, massive pulmonary thromboembolism, and right atrial thrombi in a single patient: Case report

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-153

  Görek, Asli ^a   Akçay, Şule ^a   Ibiş, Oya Altas ^a   Atar, Ilyas ^a   Eyüboǧlu, Füsun Öner ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; MANNITOL; NADROPARIN; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEPARINIZATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEPARIN; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847728232     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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