Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several small cohorts have reported the recurrent occurrence of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), particulary pulmonary embolism, in serious patients hospitalized in intensive care units. We report the case of a patient who presented a minor COVID-19 infe...
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| author | Phany Brunelle Issanga Maloumbi Ayoub Hassouni Junior Rocyr Ibara-Onguema Bouchra Maatof Franck Bienvenu Ekoba-Othende Abdelmaji Bouzerda |
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| description | Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several small cohorts have reported the recurrent occurrence of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), particulary pulmonary embolism, in serious patients hospitalized in intensive care units. We report the case of a patient who presented a minor COVID-19 infection treated on an outpatient basis with good clinical resolution. She developed a pulmonary embolism three weeks after the onset of symptoms. When she was admitted to the emergency room, the two real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCRs) performed were negative, moreover the anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin Gs (IgGs) serological test was positive and the chest scanner without and with injection of contrast product showed specific images of COVID-19 with intermediate pulmonary embolism according to the classification of the European society of cardiology (ESC). This observation is interesting since there are not many studies which address the question of the occurrence of late pulmonary embolism in patients with non-severe COVID-19 and raises the discussion on the criteria for the initiation of thromboembolic prophylaxis treatment at the first diagnosis of the disease and duration of that treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4c8353e763b4a12bf2c2513b8f74eea2022-12-22T01:41:01ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882021-02-013818510.11604/pamj.2021.38.185.2801528015Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literaturePhany Brunelle Issanga Maloumbi0Ayoub Hassouni1Junior Rocyr Ibara-Onguema2Bouchra Maatof3Franck Bienvenu Ekoba-Othende4Abdelmaji Bouzerda5 Cardiology Department, The Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco Cardiology Department, The Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco Cardiology Department, The Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco Cardiology Department, The Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco Cardiology Department, The Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco Cardiology Department, The Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several small cohorts have reported the recurrent occurrence of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), particulary pulmonary embolism, in serious patients hospitalized in intensive care units. We report the case of a patient who presented a minor COVID-19 infection treated on an outpatient basis with good clinical resolution. She developed a pulmonary embolism three weeks after the onset of symptoms. When she was admitted to the emergency room, the two real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCRs) performed were negative, moreover the anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin Gs (IgGs) serological test was positive and the chest scanner without and with injection of contrast product showed specific images of COVID-19 with intermediate pulmonary embolism according to the classification of the European society of cardiology (ESC). This observation is interesting since there are not many studies which address the question of the occurrence of late pulmonary embolism in patients with non-severe COVID-19 and raises the discussion on the criteria for the initiation of thromboembolic prophylaxis treatment at the first diagnosis of the disease and duration of that treatment. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/185/pdf/185.pdf sars-cov-2non-severe covid-19late pulmonary embolismanthithrombotic prophylaxiscase report |
| spellingShingle | Phany Brunelle Issanga Maloumbi Ayoub Hassouni Junior Rocyr Ibara-Onguema Bouchra Maatof Franck Bienvenu Ekoba-Othende Abdelmaji Bouzerda Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature The Pan African Medical Journal sars-cov-2 non-severe covid-19 late pulmonary embolism anthithrombotic prophylaxis case report |
| title | Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature |
| title_full | Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature |
| title_short | Late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non-severe COVID-19: case report, value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature |
| title_sort | late pulmonary embolism in a patient with non severe covid 19 case report value of antithrombotic prophylaxis and review of the literature |
| topic | sars-cov-2 non-severe covid-19 late pulmonary embolism anthithrombotic prophylaxis case report |
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