Life-Threatening Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Following Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Plausible Association.
JACC Case Rep
; 1(2): 208-212, 2019 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
A 57-year-old man admitted with severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning suffered life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) after hyperbaric oxygen therapy, in the absence of other risk factors for thromboembolism, and was successfully treated with thrombolysis. CO is a thrombophilic condition predisposing to PE and active surveillance is advisable. (Level of Difficulty Advanced.).
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