Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis in COVID-19.

Goddard, Stephanie A; Tran, Daniel Q; Chan, Michael F; Honda, Michelle N; Weidenhaft, Mandy C; Triche, Benjamin L · Chest · 2021

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Research on COVID-19, the cause of a rapidly worsening pandemic, has led to the observation of laboratory derangements such as a propensity towards a hypercoagulable state. However, there are currently no reports on the incidence of pulmonary venous thrombosis in the setting of COVID-19. We report a case in which follow-up chest CT scans revealed an expansile filling defect in a branch of the right inferior pulmonary vein, which is consistent with pulmonary venous thrombosis. Our objective was to provide insight into an uncommon sequela of COVID-19 and consequently garner increased clinical suspicion for pulmonary VTE during hospitalization.

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