Pulmonary embolism after dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19: a case report
Abstract Background Although the RECOVERY trial showed that dexamethasone was efficacious for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its impact on the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) and other serious procoagulant events was not assessed. Case presentation Here we report the case of a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07228-2 |