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Case Reports
. 2021 May 1;40(5):e200-e202.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003106.

Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Adolescents

Anurag L Panjabi  1 , Rachel C Foster  2 , Amanda M McCarthy  2 , Satish K Shah  2 , Haitham Al-Wahab  2 , Christopher Greenleaf  3 , Erik Su  2
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Case Reports

Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Adolescents

Anurag L Panjabi et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

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.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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