COVID-19 Viral Pneumonia Complicated with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Descriptive Study

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Images in a 38-year-old male with COVID-19 pneumonia complaining of fever and cough. (a) Axial unenhanced chest CT scan (lung window) obtained on day 5 after the onset of symptoms shows bilateral multiple patchy areas of ground-glass opacities more peripherally. (b) Axial CT pulmonary angiography scan. (c) Coronal reformatted images (mediastinum window) on day 19 after the onset of symptoms demonstrate filling defects (white arrow) within the segmental pulmonary artery branch supplying the lateral basal segment of the right lower lobe.

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