Polyserositis as a Post-Covid-19 Complication.
MEDICC Rev
; 24(3-4): 57-60, 2022 Oct 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2218182
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Polyserositis is described as inflammation with effusion of more than one serous membrane. There is very little published literature linking it to COVID-19 as a late complication.OBJECTIVE:
Present and describe a case of post-COVID-19 polyserositis.METHODS:
Data were collected from the medical record of a female patient admitted for fainting spells and marked weakness. The patient underwent a clinical evaluation, additional hematology, imaging and histopathology tests, and a surgical procedure. The new index, called the abdominal adipose deposit index, was obtained by multiplying the subcutaneous fat thickness by visceral fat thickness, both measured by ultrasound. A cutoff point was established that facilitated discernment of an unhealthy phenotype normal weight but metabolically obese, a cardiometabolic risk factor.RESULTS:
We present the case of a 57-year-old female patient admitted to hospital for fainting spells and marked weakness, four months after COVID-19 infection. She also had a history of obesity, asthma, type 2 diabetes mellitus and a cholecystectomy in December 1992 for gallstones. Clinical assessment revealed pericardial effusion and bilateral pleural effusion, in addition to a tumor-like lesion outside the pericardium, proximal to the right ventricular wall. A surgical procedure and findings from additional tests led to diagnoses of thymic remnants and polyserositis.CONCLUSIONS:
This is a case of polyserositis in a post-COVID-19 patient. After other causes of polyserositis were ruled out, and since there is a likely physiological and pathogenic mechanism operating between the two diseases, the polyserositis was determined to be a late complication of COVID-19. To date, it is the second case reported in the world and the first reported in Cuba.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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Cuba
Language:
English
Journal:
MEDICC Rev
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
MR2022.V24.N3-4.9
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