Open AccessPlatypnea‐orthodeoxia syndrome in a patient with ongoing COVID ‐19
Author(s) -
AsamiNoyama Maki,
Harada Misa,
Hisamoto Yukari,
Kobayashi Taiga,
Oishi Keiji,
Edakuni Nobutaka,
Hirano Tsunahiko,
Kakugawa Tomoyuki,
Matsunaga Kazuto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.1009
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , vasodilation , cardiology , lung , pneumonia , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Key message SARS‐CoV‐2 infection of the vascular endothelium causes excessive vasodilation. It is important in the rehabilitation of patients with COVID‐19 to recognize that increased blood flow in lung lesions at the base of the lung due to vasodilation may cause V/Q mismatch and result in platypnea‐orthodeoxia syndrome.