Author: BENSLIMA, N.; KASSIMI, M.; BERRADA, S.; JAOUAD, M.R CHERKAOUI; Hajjij, A; DINI, N.; MAHI, M.
Title: Acute pulmonary embolism mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia Cord-id: 8qtdrs1u Document date: 2021_5_9
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Snippet: The case of 21-year-old man with an asthma history from childhood presenting severe respiratory distress associated with a right lower thoracic pain has been studied. The non-contrast Computed Tomography (CT)-chest scan showed a basal ground-glass opacity (GGO) of the right lung leading to suspicion of COVID-19’s pneumonia. However, the molecular RT-PCR test and blood serology were negative while laboratory analyses revealed high levels of D-dimers (D-D). In addition, two repeated COVID-19 tes
Document: The case of 21-year-old man with an asthma history from childhood presenting severe respiratory distress associated with a right lower thoracic pain has been studied. The non-contrast Computed Tomography (CT)-chest scan showed a basal ground-glass opacity (GGO) of the right lung leading to suspicion of COVID-19’s pneumonia. However, the molecular RT-PCR test and blood serology were negative while laboratory analyses revealed high levels of D-dimers (D-D). In addition, two repeated COVID-19 tests were negative. A thoracic CT angiography was disclosed due to the persistence of pain at the lower right thoracic side and hemoptysis that shows a bilateral distal pulmonary embolism with a right-sided basal subsegmental ischemia. We discuss a fortuitous discovery of pulmonary embolism associated with peripheral basal ground-glass opacities similar to radiological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. artery embolism; CT chest angiography; Covid-19; ground-glass opacity; pneumonia; chest pain
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