Artikel ; Online: Fat embolism and COVID-19 infection: autopsy and post-mortem laboratory findings in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
2024
Abstract: Introduction: The article is one of the very first autopsy reports worldwide, which associates COVID-19 infection and pulmonary fat embolism.: Aims: To point to a crucial connection between a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 ( ...
Abstract | Introduction: The article is one of the very first autopsy reports worldwide, which associates COVID-19 infection and pulmonary fat embolism. Aims: To point to a crucial connection between a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and pulmonary fat embolism as one of the possible major mechanisms of severe COVID-19 symptoms. Methods: Lung, brain and kidney tissues examination of 16 full human autopsy cases. All deceased suffered from COVID-19 infection, none of them was admitted to hospital prior to death, immediate causes of death vary. Autopsies accompanied by microbiological examination and histological examination using Oil Red O staining were performed. Consequently, we have implemented a control cohort consisting of 16 deceased with no presence of pulmonary infection and various immediate causes of death. Results: Of the 16 autopsy cases, 11 (68.8%) were males and 5 (31.3%) females, with overall mean age 68.1 (39-86) years. Causes of death of studied subjects were natural, mostly from respiratory failure (in 12 cases, 75%). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed in 7 cases (43.8%). None of dissected persons had larger signs of body trauma. Pulmonary fat embolism was found in 11 cases (68.8%), which generalised to kidneys in 8 patients (50% of all cases, 72.3% of cases with pulmonary fat embolism) and to brain tissue in 1 case. Conclusion: We demonstrated a reasonable relation between a COVID-19 disease and a variously severe fat embolism, severity of which does not directly correlate with body weight. Further investigation or even change of medical treatment needs to be considered in patients with COVID-19. |
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Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2024-05-28 |
Erscheinungsland | Czech Republic |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 17196-7 |
ISSN | 1804-7521 ; 1213-8118 ; 0231-5599 ; 0862-481X |
ISSN (online) | 1804-7521 |
ISSN | 1213-8118 ; 0231-5599 ; 0862-481X |
DOI | 10.5507/bp.2024.014 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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