Report #2825255

Received Feb 7, 2025

Life-threateningHospitalized

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Overview

Sex: Male
Age: 75 yrs
State: ME
Recovered: Not recovered
Vaccinated: Jan 24, 2025
Onset: Feb 6, 2025
Days to onset: 13
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
COVID19	COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))	MODERNA	4	3044202	—

Symptoms (5)

Chest tube insertionComputerised tomogram thorax abnormalDyspnoeaPneumothorax spontaneousPulmonary embolism

Symptom narrative

presented with progressive shortness of breath, found to have spontaneous pneumothorax and pulmonary emboli superimposed on his chronic interstitial lung disease

Current illness

ILD flare 12/2025

Medical history

interstitial lung disease, diabetes, OSA

Other medications

ipratropium-albuterol, prednisone, bactrim, cellcept, b12, ropinerole, albuterol inhaler, lisinopril, nintedanib esylate, rituximab

Allergies

NKA

Lab data

CT with bilateral pulmonary emboli and right pneumothorax; chest tube placed; heparin started; needing high flow nasal cannula supplemental oxygen