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COVID-19 suspicion revealed to be fat embolism syndrome.

Mazouz, Salim; Aissaoui, Ouissal; Fehdi, Mohamed Anass; Nsiri, Afak; AlHarrar, Rachid.

Pan Afr Med J ; 36: 104, 2020.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-717810

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The novel coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, responsible of the COVID-19 is now causing a pandemic. Detecting all possible cases and eliminating differential diagnoses in front of any acute respiratory distress has become a daily challenge for doctors around the world. We believe that non-COVID patients are the hidden victims of the actual health problematic. We report from this manuscript the case of a patient with fat embolism syndrome that has been suspected as COVID-19.

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Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/diagnostic imaging , Embolism, Fat/diagnostic imaging , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnostic imaging , Tibial Fractures/complications , Adult , COVID-19 , Diagnosis, Differential , Embolism, Fat/etiology , Humans , Male , Pandemics , Postoperative Complications/diagnostic imaging , SARS-CoV-2 , Tibial Fractures/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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