TY  - JOUR
TI  - Keep in Mind: Pulmonary Embolism Due to the Use of Clomiphene Citrate
AB  - A 28-year-old female patient was admitted with on- going chest pain for one day, having started treat- ment for ovulatory dysfunction with clomiphene cit- rate 20 days prior. The patient's pulse rate was 120 bpm and blood pressure was 100/60 mmHg. Sinus tachycardia was detected on electrocardiography. Both hypoxia and hypocapnia were detected on an arterial blood gas test. The patient’s d-dimer level was measured as 5.2 μg/ml. A computed tomogra- phy angiography revealed filling defects in the right lower lobe pulmonary artery and lower lobe segment branches, consistent with pulmonary embolism. The ejection fraction was 65% on the transthoracic echo- cardiography and no thrombus was observed. The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism due to clomiphene citrate use, and started on anticoagu- lation therapy with bemiparin sodium, and was sub- sequently discharged. Acute pulmonary embolism due to the use of clomiphene citrate is an uncommon but life-threatening complication when encountered. Physicians should be aware of the potential risk of pulmonary embolism.
AU  - Mermi̇t, Buket
AU  - Sunnetcioglu, Aysel
AU  - YILDIZ, Hanifi
DO  - 10.5505/respircase.2021.18291
PY  - 2021
JO  - Respiratory Case Reports
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
SN  - 2147-2475
SP  - 126
EP  - 129
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/505575
ER  -