COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient

We report a 36-year-old woman in Iran who sought care for left shoulder pain and cough 5 days after a scheduled cesarean section. Acute pulmonary embolism and coronavirus disease were diagnosed. Physicians should be aware of the potential for these concurrent conditions in postpartum women.

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Main Authors: Zohre Khodamoradi, Shahrokh Sadeghi Boogar, Farnaz Kamali Haghighi Shirazi, Pariya Kouhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1383_article
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spelling doaj-602fb141e0aa4a87aaec0ed06d7b21d62020-11-25T02:37:43ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-08-012681937193910.3201/eid2608.201383COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum PatientZohre KhodamoradiShahrokh Sadeghi BoogarFarnaz Kamali Haghighi ShiraziPariya KouhiWe report a 36-year-old woman in Iran who sought care for left shoulder pain and cough 5 days after a scheduled cesarean section. Acute pulmonary embolism and coronavirus disease were diagnosed. Physicians should be aware of the potential for these concurrent conditions in postpartum women.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1383_articleCoronavirus diseases2019 novel coronavirus diseaseCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2respiratory diseases
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author Zohre Khodamoradi
Shahrokh Sadeghi Boogar
Farnaz Kamali Haghighi Shirazi
Pariya Kouhi
spellingShingle Zohre Khodamoradi
Shahrokh Sadeghi Boogar
Farnaz Kamali Haghighi Shirazi
Pariya Kouhi
COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Coronavirus diseases
2019 novel coronavirus disease
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
respiratory diseases
author_facet Zohre Khodamoradi
Shahrokh Sadeghi Boogar
Farnaz Kamali Haghighi Shirazi
Pariya Kouhi
author_sort Zohre Khodamoradi
title COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient
title_short COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient
title_full COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient
title_fullStr COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Postpartum Patient
title_sort covid-19 and acute pulmonary embolism in postpartum patient
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2020-08-01
description We report a 36-year-old woman in Iran who sought care for left shoulder pain and cough 5 days after a scheduled cesarean section. Acute pulmonary embolism and coronavirus disease were diagnosed. Physicians should be aware of the potential for these concurrent conditions in postpartum women.
topic Coronavirus diseases
2019 novel coronavirus disease
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
respiratory diseases
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1383_article
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