COVID-19 pandemic changed quickly world’s clinical picture. Symptoms often are sneaky, hiding dramatic clinical scenarios. A 52-year-old man was sent to the Emergency Department with persistent chest pain, dyspnea and hypoxia. He also complained of cough and fever (38 °C) since four days without clinical improvements by paracetamol. Nasopharyngeal swab was positive for SARS-CoV-2. High resolution computer tomography (HRCT) showed typical CT pattern of bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia. During hospital stay clinical worsening occurred and a CT pulmonary angiography revealed a bilateral massive acute pulmonary embolism. The patient was treated with unfractionated heparin.

An “ordinary” case of COVID-19 pneumonia: when symptoms hide serious complications

Marianna Gigliotti De Fazio
Secondo
Investigation
;
Claudia Morabito
Investigation
;
Roberto Licordari
Investigation
;
Cristina Procopio Maria
Investigation
;
Giuseppe Dattilo
Supervision
;
2021-01-01

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic changed quickly world’s clinical picture. Symptoms often are sneaky, hiding dramatic clinical scenarios. A 52-year-old man was sent to the Emergency Department with persistent chest pain, dyspnea and hypoxia. He also complained of cough and fever (38 °C) since four days without clinical improvements by paracetamol. Nasopharyngeal swab was positive for SARS-CoV-2. High resolution computer tomography (HRCT) showed typical CT pattern of bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia. During hospital stay clinical worsening occurred and a CT pulmonary angiography revealed a bilateral massive acute pulmonary embolism. The patient was treated with unfractionated heparin.
2021
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