Polyserositis as a Post-Covid-19 Complication.
MEDICC Rev
; 24(3-4): 57-60, 2022 Oct 31.
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Dans Anglais
| 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.Mots clés
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Bases de données internationales
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet Principal:
Diabète de type 2
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COVID-19
Type d'étude:
Rapport de cas
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Études expérimentales
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Étude pronostique
Les sujets:
Covid long
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Caraïbes
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Cuba
langue:
Anglais
Revue:
MEDICC Rev
Thème du journal:
Santé publique
Année:
2022
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
MR2022.V24.N3-4.9
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