Pulmonary Infarction Due to Direct-acting Oral Anticoagulant Malabsorption
Niroop Rajashekar,
Darius Mostaghimi,
Feng Jiang
et al.
Abstract:A man in his 50s with a history of sleeve gastrectomy and rivaroxaban use for multiple venous thromboembolic events presented with subacute progressive cough. Axial images of a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest showed ground glass and consolidations within the right middle and right lower lobes, and he was treated for presumed community-acquired pneumonia. Given continued symptoms despite 7 days of antibiotics, his CT images were re-reviewed. Wedge shaped airspace disease more recognizable in sagi… Show more
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