Obésité et Covid-19 : mécanismes impliqués dans la collusion de deux pandémies [Obesity and COVID-19 : Mechanisms involved in the collusion of two pandemics]

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Title
Obésité et Covid-19 : mécanismes impliqués dans la collusion de deux pandémies [Obesity and COVID-19 : Mechanisms involved in the collusion of two pandemics]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
Author(s)
Favre L., Pantet O., Papadimitriou Olivgeris M.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
24/03/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
17
Number
731
Pages
558-563
Language
french
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health crisis and increasing evidence demonstrates a strong correlation between obesity and severe forms of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Several mechanisms are advanced to explain this collusion. Obesity leads to an altered and delayed initial immune response, a chronic low-grade inflammation that promotes cytokine storm and a hypercoagulable state. Diagnosis is sometimes delayed by a tendency for these patients to avoid medical consultations and care complicated by weight and ventilation difficulties. In this article, we propose to review the mechanisms potentially involved in the collusion of these two pandemics.
Keywords
COVID-19, Cytokine Release Syndrome, Humans, Obesity/complications, Obesity/epidemiology, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2
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