Pulmonary Infarction Mimicking Organised Pneumonia in a Patient with Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report

Abstract

Diagnosing a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is often challenging, as the symptoms, signs and results of basic diagnostic tests are similar to those of other com­mon conditions. It is essential to investigate risk factors for PE because, if associated with a major risk factor, it is considered provoked and the duration of anticoagulant treatment will be for months; whereas in an unprovoked episode, treatment will, in principle, be indefinite, although always tailored to the individual case. The association between unprovoked PE and a radiological lesion under investigation necessitates ruling out the presence of an occult tumor. We present the case of a man with unprovoked PE and a pulmonary lesion suggestive of Organised Pneumonia (OP).