Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia?
Thromboembolic disease is strongly associated with, or even an integral part of, COVID-19 pneumonia. Indeed, endothelial/microvascular damage to pulmonary capillaries seems to be the main trigger of the pneumonia. Here we report a case of pulmonary embolism in a COVID-19 patient with an atypical cli...
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| author | Andrea Boccatonda Eugenia Ianniello Damiano D'Ardes Giulio Cocco Fabrizio Giostra Claudio Borghi Cosima Schiavone |
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| description | Thromboembolic disease is strongly associated with, or even an integral part of, COVID-19 pneumonia. Indeed, endothelial/microvascular damage to pulmonary capillaries seems to be the main trigger of the pneumonia. Here we report a case of pulmonary embolism in a COVID-19 patient with an atypical clinical presentation. Blood gas analysis and lung ultrasound allowed the correct diagnosis to be reached. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b26b82f4699492c860c86435a035ed22022-12-21T19:03:07ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942020-06-0110.12890/2020_0017481379Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia?Andrea Boccatonda0Eugenia Ianniello1Damiano D'Ardes2Giulio Cocco3Fabrizio Giostra4Claudio Borghi5Cosima Schiavone6Medicina d’Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, ‘G. D’Annunzio’ University, Chieti, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyInternal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, ‘G. D’Annunzio’ University, Chieti, ItalyInternal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, ‘G. D’Annunzio’ University, Chieti, ItalyMedicina d’Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyInternal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, ‘G. D’Annunzio’ University, Chieti, ItalyThromboembolic disease is strongly associated with, or even an integral part of, COVID-19 pneumonia. Indeed, endothelial/microvascular damage to pulmonary capillaries seems to be the main trigger of the pneumonia. Here we report a case of pulmonary embolism in a COVID-19 patient with an atypical clinical presentation. Blood gas analysis and lung ultrasound allowed the correct diagnosis to be reached.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1748covid-19sars-cov-2pulmonary embolismultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Boccatonda Eugenia Ianniello Damiano D'Ardes Giulio Cocco Fabrizio Giostra Claudio Borghi Cosima Schiavone Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine covid-19 sars-cov-2 pulmonary embolism ultrasound |
| title | Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? |
| title_full | Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? |
| title_fullStr | Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? |
| title_short | Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? |
| title_sort | can lung ultrasound be used to screen for pulmonary embolism in patients with sars cov 2 pneumonia |
| topic | covid-19 sars-cov-2 pulmonary embolism ultrasound |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1748 |
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