Department of Radiology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
Department of Radiology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
Chest. 2021 Jun;159(6):e361-e364. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.064.
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.
对 COVID-19（一种迅速恶化的大流行疾病的病因）的研究导致了实验室紊乱的观察，例如倾向于高凝状态。然而，目前尚无关于 COVID-19 背景下肺静脉血栓形成发生率的报告。我们报告了一例病例，其后续胸部 CT 扫描显示右下肺静脉分支中有一个扩张性充盈缺损，符合肺静脉血栓形成。我们的目的是深入了解 COVID-19 的一种罕见后遗症，并因此在住院期间增加对肺 VTE 的临床怀疑。
