Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

We report 3 patients with coronavirus disease who had a decline in respiratory status during their hospital course that responded well to intravenous steroids and interleukin-6 receptor antagonist therapy. These patients later showed development of persistent hypoxia with increased levels of d-dimer...

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Main Authors: Daniel O. Griffin, Alexandra Jensen, Mushmoom Khan, Jessica Chin, Kelly Chin, Jennifer Saad, Ryan Parnell, Christopher Awwad, Darshan Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
viruses
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1477_article

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