Pediatr Infect Dis J . Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Adolescents

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Pediatr Infect Dis J


. 2021 May 1;40(5):e200-e202.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003106.
Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Adolescents


Anurag L Panjabi ¹ , Rachel C Foster ² , Amanda M McCarthy ² , Satish K Shah ² , Haitham Al-Wahab ² , Christopher Greenleaf ³ , Erik Su ²



Affiliations

• PMID: 33847301
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003106

Abstract

The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been particularly challenging for the clinician because of the unclear nature of the underlying disease mechanisms. One of the hallmarks of the disease involves an increased risk of thrombosis and hypercoagulable state. Here, we describe 2 cases of patients admitted with submassive pulmonary embolism in the setting of positive tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.