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12 April 2023: Articles

A 25-Year-Old Woman with a High-Risk Large and Occlusive Pulmonary Embolism, Later Diagnosed with Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Hyperhomocysteinemia: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis

Juan-Manuel Muñoz-Moreno A* , Anthony Ramos-Yataco C , Emanuel Salcedo-Davila D , Carlos Alcalde-Loyola D , Carina Halanoca-Quispe B , Carlos Requena-Armas D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939078

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939078

Figure 2. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography with axial (A) and sagittal (B) views showing large and occlusive filling defects (blue arrows) predominantly involving the MPA and LPA on admission. After thrombolysis, a significant reduction of the filling defects (blue arrows) in the MPA and LPA are shown in the axial (C) and sagittal (D) views. MPA – main pulmonary artery; LPA – left pulmonary artery.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923