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Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May 12;26(8). doi: 10.3201/eid2608.201383. [Epub ahead of print]
COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient.
Khodamoradi Z, Boogar SS, Shirazi FKH, Kouhi P.
Abstract
We report a 36-year-old woman in Iran who sought care for left shoulder pain and cough 5 days after a scheduled cesarean section. Acute pulmonary embolism and coronavirus disease were diagnosed. Physicians should be aware of the potential for these concurrent conditions in postpartum women.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Coronavirus diseases; Iran; SARS-CoV-2; acute pulmonary embolism; pneumonia; postpartum; respiratory diseases; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32396506DOI:10.3201/eid2608.201383
COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient.
Khodamoradi Z, Boogar SS, Shirazi FKH, Kouhi P.
Abstract
We report a 36-year-old woman in Iran who sought care for left shoulder pain and cough 5 days after a scheduled cesarean section. Acute pulmonary embolism and coronavirus disease were diagnosed. Physicians should be aware of the potential for these concurrent conditions in postpartum women.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Coronavirus diseases; Iran; SARS-CoV-2; acute pulmonary embolism; pneumonia; postpartum; respiratory diseases; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32396506DOI:10.3201/eid2608.201383