Dual catastrophe of COVID-19: Massive pulmonary embolism and stroke in a previously healthy young patient: A case report

Mohammed AlSheef; Abdul Rehman Z Zaidi; Majid Abonab; Mona Obaid; Khalid Bawazir; Syed Ziauddin A Zaidi; Ghaydaa J Kullab; Sultan Alawfi; Mushira Enani

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2021.01.009

Dual catastrophe of COVID-19: Massive pulmonary embolism and stroke in a previously healthy young patient: A case report

J Infect Public Health. 2021 May;14(5):647-650. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.01.009. Epub 2021 Jan 30.

Authors

Mohammed AlSheef¹, Abdul Rehman Z Zaidi², Majid Abonab³, Mona Obaid⁴, Khalid Bawazir⁵, Syed Ziauddin A Zaidi⁶, Ghaydaa J Kullab⁷, Sultan Alawfi⁸, Mushira Enani⁹

Affiliations

¹ Medical Specialties Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Medical Specialties Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Medical Specialties Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Medical Specialties Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁶ Department of Adult Hematology/BMT, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁷ Medical Specialties Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁸ Infectious Diseases Section, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁹ Infectious Diseases Section, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

We are reporting a 45-year-old woman with COVID-19 who presented to the Emergency Department with a transient loss of consciousness and was found to have a massive pulmonary embolism and an acute stroke. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case that calls for attention to the importance of vigilance for such a catastrophic presentation of COVID-19.

Keywords: Beta coronavirus; Coronavirus; Coronavirus infections; Pulmonary embolism; Stroke; Venous thromboembolism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Female
Humans
Lung
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2
Stroke* / diagnosis