Acute respiratory distress syndrome: a life threatening associated complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection inducing COVID-19
Riadh Badraoui, Mousa M. Alrashedi, Michèle Véronique Elmay, Fevzi Bardakçi
Abstract
ratio and the chest radiological expression of bilateral infiltrates in ARDS. The ongoing outbreak could lead to a better understood of ARDS pathophysiology and prognostic. An overview is also highlighted about the seven coronaviruses proved to infect human especially those having ability to cause severe disease SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. In this review, we focused on the major pathological mechanisms leading to the ARDS development as a result of viral infection, severe COVID-19 worsening. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
Topics & Concepts
ARDSDiffuse alveolar damageMedicineHypoxemiaPulmonary edemaRespiratory failurePathophysiologyPneumoniaCytokine stormLungViral pneumoniaImmunologyIntensive care medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PathologyDiseaseInternal medicineAcute respiratory distressInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesRespiratory Support and MechanismsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19