Dual catastrophe of COVID-19: Massive pulmonary embolism and stroke in a previously healthy young patient: A case report

We are reporting a 45-year-old woman with COVID-19 who presented to the Emergency Department with a transient loss of consciousness and was found to have a massive pulmonary embolism and an acute stroke. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case that calls for attention to the importance of...

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Published in:	Journal of infection and public health Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 647 - 650
Main Authors:	AlSheef, Mohammed, Zaidi, Abdul Rehman Z., Abonab, Majid, Obaid, Mona, Bawazir, Khalid, Zaidi, Syed Ziauddin A., Kullab, Ghaydaa J., Alawfi, Sultan, Enani, Mushira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Elsevier
Subjects:	Beta coronavirus Case Report Coronavirus Coronavirus infections COVID-19 Female Humans Lung Middle Aged Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 Stroke Stroke - diagnosis Venous thromboembolism Pulmonary embolism Stroke Coronavirus Coronavirus infections Venous thromboembolism Beta coronavirus
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Summary:	We are reporting a 45-year-old woman with COVID-19 who presented to the Emergency Department with a transient loss of consciousness and was found to have a massive pulmonary embolism and an acute stroke. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case that calls for attention to the importance of vigilance for such a catastrophic presentation of COVID-19.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1876-0341 1876-035X
DOI:	10.1016/j.jiph.2021.01.009