Alveolar hemorrhage in the setting of COVID-19: Report of a successful vascular intervention and embolization.

Alveolar hemorrhage in the setting of COVID-19: Report of a successful vascular intervention and embolization.

Afshin Mohammadi, Behdad Boroofeh, Seyed Ali Mousavi-Aghdas, Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized by viral pneumonia with mild to moderate symptoms. Emerging studies suggest that some patients may experience uncommon complications, such as thrombotic or hemorrhagic episodes. Here we present a 59-year-old male patient who had a hemorrhage episode from a branch of the pulmonary arteries and was treated by interventional embolization. Our case report demonstrates the importance of early diagnosis of hemorrhagic complications of COVID-19 and the possible benefits of early vascular intervention.

2021

covid-19, radiology, vascular intervention

10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.034

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