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Case Studies | Medicine | India | Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023 | Rating: 4.3 / 10
Pulmonary Embolism Following Covishield (ChADOx1 nCov-19) Vaccine: An Unusual Presentation
Dr Sushant P Wagaj, Dr. C. A. Kante
Abstract: Pulmonary embolism is a medical emergency. Most common risk factors-immobility, malignancy, pregnancy, surgery, cigarette smoking, hypertension, obesity and in Indian population hyperhomocysteinemia. COVID infection represents a prothrombotic state but introduction of COVID vaccines to a lesser extent increased the risk of unprovoked venous thrombosis and pulmonary thrombosis.
Keywords: COVID vaccine, pulmonary embolism
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023,
Pages: 853 - 854