Fatal pulmonary arterial thrombosis associated with chlorine gas poisoning

Authors
Suzuki, S Sakamoto, S Maniwa, K Saitoh, A Hirayama, Y Kobayashi, H Matsuo, T
Citation
S. Suzuki et al., Fatal pulmonary arterial thrombosis associated with chlorine gas poisoning, CL APPL T-H, 7(4), 2001, pp. 356-358
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
CLINICAL AND APPLIED THROMBOSIS-HEMOSTASIS
ISSN journal
10760296 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
356 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
1076-0296(200110)7:4<356:FPATAW>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We present a patient with accidental chlorine gas poisoning who died from p ulmonary thrombosis due to a marked increase in hemostatic factors such as von Willebrand factor after recovering from the acute poisoning.