Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia? | Zendy

Andrea Boccatonda | Zendy; Eugenia Ianniello | Zendy; Damiano D’Ardes | Zendy; Giulio Cocco | Zendy; Fabrizio Giostra | Zendy; Prof Claudio Borghi | Zendy; P. Schiavone | Zendy

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Can Lung Ultrasound be Used to Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia?

Author(s) -

Andrea Boccatonda,

Eugenia Ianniello,

Damiano D’Ardes,

Giulio Cocco,

Fabrizio Giostra,

Prof Claudio Borghi,

P. Schiavone

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2020_001748

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , pulmonary embolism , covid-19 , lung , ultrasound , radiology , cardiology , disease , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Thromboembolic disease is strongly associated with, or even an integral part of, COVID-19 pneumonia. Indeed, endothelial/microvascular damage to pulmonary capillaries seems to be the main trigger of the pneumonia. Here we report a case of pulmonary embolism in a COVID-19 patient with an atypical clinical presentation. Blood gas analysis and lung ultrasound allowed the correct diagnosis to be reached.

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