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

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

• pulmonary embolism
• thromboembolism
• covid-19
• children
• sars-cov-2 antibody