• Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Aug 2020

    Observational Study

    Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in Returning Travelers with Hypoxemic Pneumonia due to COVID-19 in Reunion Island.

    • Kevin Larsen, Nathalie Coolen-Allou, Laurie Masse, Alexandre Angelino, Jérôme Allyn, Lea Bruneau, Adrien Maillot, Marie Lagrange-Xelot, Thierry Vitry, Michel André, Jean Yves Travers, Emilie Foch, and Nicolas Allou.
    • Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Felix Guyon Allée des Topazes, Saint Denis, France.
    • Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2020 Aug 1; 103 (2): 844-846.

    AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of pulmonary embolism in returning travelers with hypoxemic pneumonia due to COVID-19. All returning travelers to Reunion Island with hypoxemic pneumonia due to COVID-19 underwent computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and were included in the cohort. Thirty-five patients were returning travelers with hypoxemic pneumonia due to COVID-19 and had recently returned from one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak (mainly from France and Comoros archipelago). Five patients (14.3%) were found to have pulmonary embolism and two (5.9%) were incidentally found to have deep vein thrombosis on CTPA. Patients with pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis had higher D-dimer levels than those without pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis (P = 0.04). Returning travelers with hypoxemic pneumonia due to COVID-19 should be systematically screened for pulmonary embolism.

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