Acute pulmonary embolism in a child following SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Feb 4:38:125. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.125.27954. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

In children, coronavirus disease 2019 infection is rarely symptomatic. Severe forms with respiratory distress are rare, thromboembolic complications are exceptional. We report a rare case of a 14 years old girl with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection who was admitted to the hospital for bilateral pulmonary embolism with intracardiac thrombus. The girl progressed well on anticoagulation.

Keywords: COVID-19 children; Pulmonary embolism; SARS-CoV-2 antibody; case report; thromboembolism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / drug therapy
  • Heart Diseases / etiology
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
  • Pulmonary Embolism / virology*
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Thrombosis / virology*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants