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More than Just Pneumonia: Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Two Middle-Aged Patients with COVID-19
Joint Authors
Mazo, Jahinover
Singh, Sukhdev
Khan, Zohaib
Foster, Allison
Komarnitsky, Ecaterina
Nagaraj, Abhiram
Patel, Soham
Kikkeri, Vinaya
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Although severe pneumonia and respiratory compromise have remained the predominant complications of coronavirus disease 19, we are now learning this virus is much more varied in its presentation.
In particular, there are increasingly reported cases of thromboembolic events occurring in infected patients.
Case Report.
In this report, we present two patients, both under the age of 40 with known risk factors for venous thromboembolism, who presented with respiratory distress.
Both patients were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and pulmonary embolism requiring management with anticoagulation.
Both patients were discharged after a short course in the hospital.
Conclusion.
The discussion of a hypercoagulable state induced by coronavirus disease 19 has been well documented; however, the exact mechanisms remain unknown.
We suspect that a prothrombotic inflammatory response provoked by coronavirus disease could be the culprit, acting as an additive effect on middle-aged patients with known risk factors for venous thromboembolism.
We recommend clinicians closely monitor those with known risk factors for pulmonary embolism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mazo, Jahinover& Singh, Sukhdev& Khan, Zohaib& Foster, Allison& Komarnitsky, Ecaterina& Nagaraj, Abhiram…[et al.]. 2020. More than Just Pneumonia: Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Two Middle-Aged Patients with COVID-19. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mazo, Jahinover…[et al.]. More than Just Pneumonia: Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Two Middle-Aged Patients with COVID-19. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mazo, Jahinover& Singh, Sukhdev& Khan, Zohaib& Foster, Allison& Komarnitsky, Ecaterina& Nagaraj, Abhiram…[et al.]. More than Just Pneumonia: Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Two Middle-Aged Patients with COVID-19. Case Reports in Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148482
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148482