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 DDOI: 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.