Open AccessPulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Anurag L Panjabi,
Rachel Foster,
Amanda M McCarthy,
Satish Shah,
Haitham A. AL-Wahab,
Christopher E. Greenleaf,
Erik Su
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003106
Subject(s) - pulmonary embolism , covid-19 , disease , medicine , coronavirus , pandemic , thrombosis , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , cardiology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery , outbreak
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.