Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a clinical entity characterized by positional dyspnoea (platypnea) and arterial desaturation (orthodeoxia) that occurs when sitting or standing up and usually re-solves by lying down. POS may result from some cardiopulmonary disorders or from other miscellaneous ae-tiologies. We report a case of POS in a patient after fibrotic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia associated with pulmonary embolism. The patient did not have any evidence of an intracardiac/intrapulmo-nary shunt.
Platypnea-orthodeoxia after fibrotic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia. A case report / Longo, C.; Ruffini, L.; Zanoni, N.; Longo, F.; Accogli, R.; Graziani, T.; Chetta, A.. - In: ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE. - ISSN 0392-4203. - 91:3(2020), pp. 1-7. [10.23750/abm.v91i3.10386]
Platypnea-orthodeoxia after fibrotic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia. A case report
Longo C.;Zanoni N.;Longo F.;Accogli R.;Chetta A.
2020-01-01
Abstract
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a clinical entity characterized by positional dyspnoea (platypnea) and arterial desaturation (orthodeoxia) that occurs when sitting or standing up and usually re-solves by lying down. POS may result from some cardiopulmonary disorders or from other miscellaneous ae-tiologies. We report a case of POS in a patient after fibrotic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia associated with pulmonary embolism. The patient did not have any evidence of an intracardiac/intrapulmo-nary shunt.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
