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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;26(8):1941-1943.
doi: 10.3201/eid2608.201477. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

Daniel O Griffin, Alexandra Jensen, Mushmoom Khan, Jessica Chin, Kelly Chin, Jennifer Saad, Ryan Parnell, Christopher Awwad, Darshan Patel
Case Reports

Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of d-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

Daniel O Griffin et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

We report 3 patients with coronavirus disease who had a decline in respiratory status during their hospital course that responded well to intravenous steroids and interleukin-6 receptor antagonist therapy. These patients later showed development of persistent hypoxia with increased levels of d-dimer levels and were given a diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; d-dimer; deep vein thrombosis; hypercoagulability; prophylaxis; pulmonary embolism; respiratory infections; sequelae; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; thromboembolic; viruses.

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