Unusual presentation of a sarcoid patient: Multiple arterial and venous thrombosis with chest lymphadenopathy

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-247

  Rebeiz, T J ^a   Mahfouz, R ^a   Taher, A ^a   Charafeddine, Kh ^a   Kanj, N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Arterial; Sarcoidosis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; HEPARIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67849130468     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-008-0270-6     Document Type: Article

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