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...
Main Authors: | Daniel O. Griffin, Alexandra Jensen, Mushmoom Khan, Jessica Chin, Kelly Chin, Jennifer Saad, Ryan Parnell, Christopher Awwad, Darshan Patel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020-08-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1477_article |
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