Lethal pulmonary embolism in a pregnant woman with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 receiving prophylactic anticoagulation: a case report

Abstract Background A limited number of studies have described thrombotic complications in pregnant women with COVID-19. Here we report on fatal pulmonary embolism in a pregnant woman with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case presentation A 28-year-old Kazakh woman was hospitalized with m...

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Main Authors: Yuliya V. Perfilyeva, Saule B. Maukayeva, Yerbol M. Smail, Andrey M. Dmitrovskiy, Yekaterina O. Ostapchuk, Andrey V. Zhigailov, Anna S. Nizkorodova, Zhanna A. Berdygulova, Dinara A. Naizabayeva, Anastassiya V. Perfilyeva, Elina R. Maltseva, Kulyan Zh. Kamytbekova, Yuriy A. Skiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04180-w