Platypnoea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome in COVID-19

Abstract

Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare disorder and its pathophysiology has puzzled clinicians for years. Few cases of POS are described in COVID-19 patients in the literature, with a high variability of conditions related to the syndrome. In this article, we report the case of a patient admitted to our hospital for SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia, who developed POS during the hospitalization.

Keywords

• platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome
• covid-19
• sars-cov-2