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Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of D-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

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We report 3 patients with coronavirus disease who had a decline in respiratory status during their hospital course that responded well to intravenous steroids and interleukin-6 receptor antagonist therapy. These… Click to show full abstract

We report 3 patients with coronavirus disease who had a decline in respiratory status during their hospital course that responded well to intravenous steroids and interleukin-6 receptor antagonist therapy. These patients later showed development of persistent hypoxia with increased levels of d-dimer levels and were given a diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms.

Keywords: pulmonary embolism; patients coronavirus; coronavirus disease; levels dimer; increased levels

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2020

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