Obesity, abdominal organ size and COVID-19 severity

Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov:144:110279. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110279. Epub 2020 Sep 17.
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Keywords: Adipose tissue; COVID‐19; Kidneys; Liver; Obesity; Organ size; Pancreas; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / pathology
  • Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging
  • Adipose Tissue / physiopathology*
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • COVID-19 / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Obesity, Abdominal
  • Organ Size
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Viral Load