Open AccessCan 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,
Claudio Borghi,
Cosima 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 , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , ultrasound , lung disease , intensive care medicine , disease , cardiology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
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.