Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester, UK and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Jul;20(4):e95-e96. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0307. Epub 2020 Jun 5.
A case is presented highlighting pulmonary embolism as an important complication of COVID-19 and the abruptness with which deterioration and widespread pulmonary infiltrates can develop even after relatively normal initial investigations, illustrating the importance of follow-up. The role of computed tomography in COVID-19 is also discussed.
现呈现一例病例,强调 COVID-19 可导致肺栓塞这一重要并发症,以及即使初始检查相对正常,病情也会迅速恶化并广泛出现肺部浸润,由此说明后续监测的重要性。文中还讨论了计算机断层扫描(CT)在 COVID-19 中的作用。