COVID-19 suspicion revealed to be fat embolism syndrome

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

doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.36.104.23631

The Pan African Medical Journal (Jun 2020)

COVID-19 suspicion revealed to be fat embolism syndrome

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

Affiliations

Salim Mazouz: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, COVID-19 Dedicated ICU, University Hospital of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Ouissal Aissaoui: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, COVID-19 Dedicated ICU, University Hospital of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Mohamed Anass Fehdi: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, COVID-19 Dedicated ICU, University Hospital of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Afak Nsiri: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, COVID-19 Dedicated ICU, University Hospital of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Rachid AlHarrar: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, COVID-19 Dedicated ICU, University Hospital of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.104.23631
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36, no. 104

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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.

Published in The Pan African Medical Journal

ISSN: 1937-8688 (Online)
Publisher: The Pan African Medical Journal
Country of publisher: Kenya
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://panafrican-med-journal.com

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