Introduction
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has various extra-pulmonary
manifestations, including venous thromboembolism
(VTE)1. Pediatric recommendations for
hospital-associated VTE in COVID-19 have been
provided2,3, though data regarding VTE risk in
non-hospitalized children are limited. We describe the case of an
adolescent with a positive SARS‐CoV‐2 reverse transcription polymerase
chain reaction (RT –PCR) and underlying prothrombotic risk factors who
developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), resulting in pulmonary embolism
(PE).