Dual catastrophe of COVID-19: Massive pulmonary embolism and stroke in a previously healthy young patient: A case report

We are reporting a 45-year-old woman with COVID-19 who presented to the Emergency Department with a transient loss of consciousness and was found to have a massive pulmonary embolism and an acute stroke. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case that calls for attention to the importance of vigilance for such a catastrophic presentation of COVID-19. ? 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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This report highlights the potential serious complications that COVID-19 can cause, emphasizing the importance of vigilance for this disease. The patient in the case study experienced massive pulmonary embolism and acute stroke, drawing attention from the medical community.