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Beyond the lung involvement in COVID-19 patients.
Tuttolomondo, Domenico; Frizzelli, Annalisa; Aiello, Marina; Bertorelli, Giuseppina; Majori, Maria; Chetta, Alfredo.
  • Tuttolomondo D; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Postgraduate School of Cardiology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy - d.tuttolomondo@hotmail.it.
  • Frizzelli A; Unit of Respiratory Disease and Lung Function, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy - d.tuttolomondo@hotmail.it.
  • Aiello M; Unit of Respiratory Disease and Lung Function, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Bertorelli G; Unit of Respiratory Disease and Lung Function, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Majori M; Unit of Respiratory Disease and Lung Function, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Chetta A; Unit of Pneumology and Endothoracic Endoscopy, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
Minerva Med ; 113(3): 558-568, 2022 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1955308
ABSTRACT
Since COVID-19 spread all over the world becoming a pandemic illness, researchers have better characterized route of virus transmissibility and clinical signs and symptoms of the disease. Since viral transmission occurs through the droplets emitted during coughing or sneezing, the lungs are primarily affected. However, SARS-CoV-2 can affect several human organs due to high expressions of ACE2 receptor which is the main viral target, and the virus may affect not only higher and lower respiratory tracts, but also heart, kidney, gastro enteric tract, liver, pancreas, nervous system and skin. This review focuses on extra pulmonary involvement underlying atypical presentation of COVID-19. There is a great body of evidence concerning several human organ abnormalities associated to the SARS-CoV-2, enough to consider COVID-19 as a multisystemic and polyhedral disease.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Minerva Med Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Minerva Med Year: 2022 Document Type: Article