%0 Case Reports
%T Saddle pulmonary embolism in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome and recent COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report.
%A Cristoforo T
%A McKinley G
%A Ambrosio P
%J Am J Emerg Med
%V 48
%N 0
%D 10 2021
%M 33958247
%F 4.093
%R 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.04.014
%X The pediatric population accounts for a small portion of those with severe disease related to COVID-19. There are few published reports of hypercoagulable states in children with COVID-19. We describe an 11-year-old male with nephrotic syndrome who required inpatient treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia eight weeks prior. He returned to the emergency department with vomiting, tachypnea and was found to have a pulmonary embolism. In this case report, we discuss the risk factors for, presentation and evaluation of hypercoagulable state and its relation to COVID-19 in a pediatric patient.