TITLE:
Post-COVID-19 Late Pulmonary Embolism in a Young Woman about a Case
AUTHORS:
Abdoulaye Touré, Joseph Donamou, Amadou Yalla Camara, Boubacar Atigou Dramé, Ousmane Aminata BAH
KEYWORDS:
Resuscitation, SARS-CoV2, Thromboembolism, Ignace Deen
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Vol.8 No.4,
November
19,
2020
ABSTRACT: COVID-19 appears to be associated with a disproportionate risk of thrombosis.
The occurrence of thrombosis is a frequent complication of many medical and
surgical conditions. Their prevention by LMWH is the option of choice as well
as their early diagnosis in this pandemic context. In addition, several recent observations support that severe pulmonary
embolism is very common in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. We report the
case of late pulmonary embolism in a 26-year-old patient with a medical history
of (SARS-CoV2) and newly discovered diabetes. The clinical examination
found exertional dyspnea, intense chest pain, blood pressure at 145/85mmHg,
heart rate at 129 bpm, respiratory rate at 25 cycles/min, blood sugar at 1.45
g/l, oxygen saturation at 92%. In front of this clinical picture, the thoracic
CT angiography to ask shows a pulmonary embolism of the right segmental and
sub-segmental branches less marked on the left, involving the lingular and
basal branches; the
management was limited to anticoagulation associated with rehabilitation
sessions (respiratory physiotherapy).