Internal medicine
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The vein stump created after lung lobectomy has been reported to cause thrombus and subsequently cerebral infarction. However, its assessment after a long-term postoperative course remains unreported. The pulmonary vein stump is a structure near the left atrial appendage; therefore, such patients may be at a constant risk of thrombus formation. ⋯ Transesophageal echocardiography revealed mobile thrombi in the pulmonary vein stump. Both patients had cancer recurrence, and hypercoagulability may have contributed to thrombus formation. This vein stump should be investigated as an embolic source, even after a long postoperative duration.
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Case Reports
Resolution of Eosinophilic Pneumonia after Coronavirus Disease 2019 without Systemic Corticosteroids.
Pulmonary and extrapulmonary complications after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been major public health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although post-COVID-19 pulmonary manifestations cover a wide spectrum, eosinophilic pneumonia (EP) has rarely been reported. ⋯ We herein report the first case of post-COVID-19 EP resolution without systemic corticosteroid therapy. We also review the literature regarding EP associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination.