Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism

• Main Authors: Nidhi Dhamecha (Author), Qury Nagadia (Author), Anurag Gupta (Author), Nehal Patel (Author), Rashmi Thanvi (Author), Ghosha Pandav (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This series describes six pediatric cases who presented as severe acute respiratory illness during the pandemic of COVID-19 with high D-dimer levels. All six patients tested negative for novel coronavirus. They were diagnosed as having tuberculosis (TB) on detailed investigations; high D-dimer level...