Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub
May 2024
Introduction: The article is one of the very first autopsy reports worldwide, which associates COVID-19 infection and pulmonary fat embolism.
Aims: To point to a crucial connection between a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and pulmonary fat embolism as one of the possible major mechanisms of severe COVID-19 symptoms.
Methods: Lung, brain and kidney tissues examination of 16 full human autopsy cases.