Case Report

A young woman with pulmonary embolism, myocarditis and fungal endocarditis after COVID-19 infection: a case report

Critical Care Quality Improvement Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Sepideh Jafari Naeini

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E-mail Address: sepidehjafari@sbmu.ac.ir

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Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Alireza Omidi Farzin

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Manoochehr Hekmat

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Atoosa Gharib

Pathology Department, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Published Online:22 Jun 2023https://doi.org/10.2217/fca-2023-0036

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Abstract

A young woman with a history of COVID-19 infection and concomitant visual problems was admitted with exacerbation of dyspnea. Upon admission, pulmonary embolism, myocarditis and fungal endocarditis were detected, probably due to persistent underlying inflammation. She underwent surgical replacement of the tricuspid valve and antifungal treatment.

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Received 8 March 2023

Accepted 1 June 2023

Published online 22 June 2023

Published in print April 2023

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Author contributions

M Lak: Data gathering about infectious disease diagnosis and treatment, editing the text. S Jafari Naeini: Data gathering about the pulmonary embolism and myocarditis diagnosis and treatment, writing the text. A Omidi Farzin: Data gathering about the surgery. M Hekmat: Data gathering about the surgery. A Gharib: Data gathering (preparing the photos of the pathological smear and its report).

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

Informed consent disclosure

Written informed consent was obtained from the patient who participated in this study. This case report did not receive any funding. Authors had access to all source data for this case report. The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.

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