[COVID-19, an atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome]. / COVID-19, un syndrome de détresse respiratoire aigu atypique.

ABSTRACT

SARS-coV2 infection may induce a severe pneumonia that may lead to an acute respiratory distress syndrome. Hypoxaemia is the key symptom of the disease but other features are different such as pulmonary compliance that is most of the time initially normal. The mechanisms of the pulmonary damage are not completely understood. A new ventilation strategy has been set up to prevent ventilator induced lung injury (VILI).