Case Report

COVID-19 Vaccination Associated Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism: Cause or Coincidence

Table 1

The laboratory parameters of the index patient.

InvestigationsValuesReference range

Complete blood count
a. Total white cell count
 Day1
 Day 7
 Day 33
b. Hemoglobin concentration36-45 g/dl
 Day 115.8 g/dl
 Day 710.9 g/dl
 Day 3313.2 g/dl
c. Platelet count
International normalized ratio (INR)2-3
 Day 21.3
 Day 111.5
 Day 333.0
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)100-22 mm/hour
C- reactive protein78.1 mg/L<10 mg/L
Renal function test
a. Serum urea1.7-9.1 mmol/L
 Day 16.5 mmol/L
 Day 75.8 mmol/L
 Day 333.1 mmol/L
b. Serum creatinine53-115 μmol/L
 Day 1163 μmol/L
 Day 7102 μmol/L
 Day 3395 μmol/L
HBA1C5.0%<6.5%
Fasting lipid profile
a. Total cholesterol4.8 mmol/L<5.2 mmol/L
b. Triglycerides1.1 mmol/L<2 mmol/L
c. HDL-cholesterol1.6 mmol/L>1.2 mmol/L
d. LDL-cholesterol2.8 mmol/L<3.5 mmol/L
Activated protein C88 IU/dl74-112 IU/dl
Protein S76 IU/dl70-140 IU/dl