[Persistent foramen ovale as a cause of persistent hypoxemia after a pneumonia caused with COVID-19. Report of one case]. / Foramen oval persistente como causa de hipoxemia persistente en un paciente con neumonía grave COVID-19. Reporte de un caso.
Rev Med Chil
; 149(7): 1090-1092, 2021 Jul.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1506252
ABSTRACT
In patients with severe COVID-19, it has been proposed as mechanism of respiratory failure, intra and extrapulmonary shunt. However, there are no reported or documented cases of this mechanism. Also, there are studies showing this mechanism is not relevant. In this report, we present the case of a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, who after two months, during his rehabilitation period, presented persistent hypoxemia with orthodeoxia. Persistent oval foramen with shunt from right to left was diagnosed. The patient underwent a percutaneous closure of the defect and at 48 hours oxygen therapy could be discontinued and the patient discharged.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Foramen Ovale, Patent
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev Med Chil
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0034-98872021000701090
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