Acute Pulmonary Embolism Post COVID-19 Pneumonia – A Case Report
M. Nitharsha Prakash *
Department of Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai, India.
N. N. Anand
Department of Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai, India.
Karthick Ramalingam
Department of Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai, India.
G. Venkat Sai
Department of Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
COVID-19 has been associated with multiple venous thromboembolism events such as pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Here we report a 64-year male with COVID-19 pneumonia who developed pulmonary thromboembolism following the COVID illness. This patient developed VTE complication in spite of receiving anti-coagulation therapy during admission. This case brings out the need for evidence-based post-discharge VTE prophylaxis approach and guidelines in patients who recover from COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, VTE, CT pulmonary angiogram