Should the search for COVID-19 become part of the work-up of incidental thromboembolism? A near-missed COVID-19 diagnosis

Intern Emerg Med. 2020 Nov;15(8):1587-1589. doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02453-6. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

Authors

Marta Franceschini^#¹, Massimiliano Carlin¹, Massimo Porta¹, Maria Felice Brizzi^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
² Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy. mariafelice.brizzi@unito.it.
³ Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy. mariafelice.brizzi@unito.it.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
Delayed Diagnosis / adverse effects
Humans
Incidental Findings*
Male
Middle Aged
Near Miss, Healthcare
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
Thromboembolism / epidemiology
Thromboembolism / etiology*
Thromboembolism / physiopathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods