Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in Mild COVID-19 Without Lung Infiltrates
| Autor: | Soontharee Congrete, Gaurav Manek, Debapriya Datta, Manasvi Gupta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
pulmonary embolism Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pulmonology mild disease hypercoagulable state 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chest pain 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Parenchyma medicine Coagulopathy Internal Medicine corona virus Lung business.industry General Engineering medicine.disease lung infiltrates Pulmonary embolism medicine.anatomical_structure covid-19 Radiology medicine.symptom sars cov-2 business Venous thromboembolism 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Thrombotic complication |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | A 66-year-old man who had been diagnosed with mild coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection nine days prior presented to the emergency room with acute-onset chest pain and shortness of breath. Chest CT angiogram (CTA) revealed pulmonary emboli (PE) in the right and left pulmonary arteries with right heart strain; lung parenchyma showed no infiltrates. Although severe COVID-19 infection is associated with thrombotic complications, data regarding the occurrence of PE in mild cases of COVID-19 is scarce. However, even mild cases of COVID-19 are reported to have revealed lung infiltrates, particularly ground-glass opacities, on imaging. The possibility of the lungs being the primary source of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy has been raised. We report an uncommon case of submassive PE occurring in mild COVID-19, without any associated lung infiltrates. This case indicates that mild COVID-19, without significant lung parenchymal involvement, can also cause a hypercoagulable state, resulting in venous thromboembolism (VTE). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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