Patent foramen ovale revealed by COVID-19 pneumonia.


Journal

BMC pulmonary medicine
ISSN: 1471-2466
Titre abrégé: BMC Pulm Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968563

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
19 Apr 2021
Historique:
received: 14 01 2021
accepted: 12 04 2021
entrez: 20 4 2021
pubmed: 21 4 2021
medline: 27 4 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare condition characterized by dyspnoea (platypnea) and arterial desaturation in the upright position resolved in the supine position (orthodeoxia). Intracardiac shunt, pulmonary ventilation-perfusion mismatch and others intrapulmonary abnormalities are involved. We report a case of POS associated with two pathophysiological issues: one, cardiac POS caused by a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and second, pulmonary POS due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) interstitial pneumonia. POS has resolved after recovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Right-to-left interatrial shunt and intrapulmonary shunt caused by SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia contributed to refractory hypoxemia and POS. Therefore, in case of COVID-19 patient with unexplained POS, the existence of PFO must be investigated.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare condition characterized by dyspnoea (platypnea) and arterial desaturation in the upright position resolved in the supine position (orthodeoxia). Intracardiac shunt, pulmonary ventilation-perfusion mismatch and others intrapulmonary abnormalities are involved.
CASE PRESENTATION METHODS
We report a case of POS associated with two pathophysiological issues: one, cardiac POS caused by a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and second, pulmonary POS due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) interstitial pneumonia. POS has resolved after recovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Right-to-left interatrial shunt and intrapulmonary shunt caused by SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia contributed to refractory hypoxemia and POS. Therefore, in case of COVID-19 patient with unexplained POS, the existence of PFO must be investigated.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33874930
doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01494-7
pii: 10.1186/s12890-021-01494-7
pmc: PMC8054231
doi:

Substances chimiques

Oxygen S88TT14065

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

126

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Auteurs

Charlotte Vanhomwegen (C)

CHU Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennick 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium. cvhomweg@gmail.com.

Olivier Taton (O)

Department of Pneumology, CHU Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Nicolas Selvais (N)

Department of Cardiology, CHU Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Olivier Vanhove (O)

Department of Pneumology, CHU Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Dimitri Leduc (D)

Department of Pneumology, CHU Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.

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