Bilateral pulmonary emboli in a teenager with positive SARS-CoV-2 antibody.

Pediatr Pulmonol

Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA.

Published: January 2021

Thromboembolic phenomena, particularly pulmonary emboli, have been described in adult patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, but have been less evident in children. We describe a case of a teenager with bilateral pulmonary emboli leading to cardiovascular collapse in the setting of a positive SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25132DOI Listing

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