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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| author | Daniel O. Griffin Alexandra Jensen Mushmoom Khan Jessica Chin Kelly Chin Jennifer Saad Ryan Parnell Christopher Awwad Darshan Patel |
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| description | 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 levels and were given a diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0eaa6f63faf4dc39ffc6ce3b840a0772022-12-21T16:52:24ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-08-012681941194310.3201/eid2608.201477Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus DiseaseDaniel O. GriffinAlexandra JensenMushmoom KhanJessica ChinKelly ChinJennifer SaadRyan ParnellChristopher AwwadDarshan PatelWe 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 levels and were given a diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1477_articlecoronavirus diseaseCOVID-19severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2virusesrespiratory infections |
| spellingShingle | Daniel O. Griffin Alexandra Jensen Mushmoom Khan Jessica Chin Kelly Chin Jennifer Saad Ryan Parnell Christopher Awwad Darshan Patel Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease Emerging Infectious Diseases coronavirus disease COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses respiratory infections |
| title | Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease |
| title_full | Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease |
| title_short | Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease |
| title_sort | pulmonary embolism and increased levels of d dimer in patients with coronavirus disease |
| topic | coronavirus disease COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses respiratory infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1477_article |
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