Case of COVID-19 infection and polycythaemia presenting with massive acute pulmonary embolism.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(9)2020 Sep 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-781114
ABSTRACT
We are reporting a middle-aged male patient with polycythaemia vera comorbidity. The patient was exhibiting symptoms including fever, cough and shortness of breath and was found to have acute pulmonary embolism. He was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. This case suggests that a high index of suspicion should be taken into consideration for thromboembolic events, when treating patients with COVID-19 with breathing difficulty and low oxygen saturation levels, especially in those who have underlying predisposing conditions for coagulopathy.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Polycythemia Vera
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-237390
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