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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2020 Sep 2;12(9):e10213.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10213.
Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Bilateral Massive Pulmonary Emboli Caused Death in a Healthy 35-Year-Old Patient
Ali F Al Sbihi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nouraldeen Manasrah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jorgena Kosti[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sulaiman Alhassan[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection was first reported in December 2019. Within three months, the virus caused a global pandemic that has affected the whole world's dynamics. Many causes of death due to COVID-19 infection have been identified, involving but not limited to atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome, hypercoagulability, renal failure, and a proinflammatory cytokine storm, often associated with multiorgan failure. We report the case of a young, previously healthy patient who developed massive pulmonary emboli due to COVID-19 infection, resulting in death.
Keywords: coronavirus disease (covid-19); covid-19 infection; massive pulmonary embolism.
. 2020 Sep 2;12(9):e10213.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10213.
Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Bilateral Massive Pulmonary Emboli Caused Death in a Healthy 35-Year-Old Patient
Ali F Al Sbihi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nouraldeen Manasrah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jorgena Kosti[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sulaiman Alhassan[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33042659
- PMCID: PMC7535868
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10213
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection was first reported in December 2019. Within three months, the virus caused a global pandemic that has affected the whole world's dynamics. Many causes of death due to COVID-19 infection have been identified, involving but not limited to atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome, hypercoagulability, renal failure, and a proinflammatory cytokine storm, often associated with multiorgan failure. We report the case of a young, previously healthy patient who developed massive pulmonary emboli due to COVID-19 infection, resulting in death.
Keywords: coronavirus disease (covid-19); covid-19 infection; massive pulmonary embolism.