tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Arq Bras Cardiol
. 2022 Feb;118(2):525-529.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210350.
A Rare Presentation of COVID-19 with Pulmonary Embolism
[Article in Portuguese, English]
Özgenur Günçkan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Önder Öztürk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Veysel Atilla Ayyıldız[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Volkan Bağlan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Münire Çakır[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ahmet Akkaya[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
in English, Portuguese
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported in almost every country in the world since December 2019. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 is often asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, but it may also lead to hypoxia, a hyperinflammatory state, and coagulopathy. The abnormal coagulation parameters are associated with thrombotic complications, including pulmonary embolism in COVID-19, but little is known about the mechanisms. The similarity of initial symptoms of both diseases can also be confusing, therefore the physicians should be aware of the potential for concurrent conditions. Herein, we present a case who did not have ground-glass opacities in the lungs, yet presented with pulmonary embolism and pleural effusions in association with COVID-19 infection.
. 2022 Feb;118(2):525-529.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210350.
A Rare Presentation of COVID-19 with Pulmonary Embolism
[Article in Portuguese, English]
Özgenur Günçkan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Önder Öztürk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Veysel Atilla Ayyıldız[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Volkan Bağlan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Münire Çakır[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ahmet Akkaya[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35262591
- DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210350
Abstract
in English, Portuguese
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported in almost every country in the world since December 2019. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 is often asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, but it may also lead to hypoxia, a hyperinflammatory state, and coagulopathy. The abnormal coagulation parameters are associated with thrombotic complications, including pulmonary embolism in COVID-19, but little is known about the mechanisms. The similarity of initial symptoms of both diseases can also be confusing, therefore the physicians should be aware of the potential for concurrent conditions. Herein, we present a case who did not have ground-glass opacities in the lungs, yet presented with pulmonary embolism and pleural effusions in association with COVID-19 infection.