Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus causes the COVID-19 disease, the most severe and potentially fatal manifestation of which is pneumonia. In this article, we will review the clinical manifestations of COVID-19, le pathophysiology of pneumonia, in-hospital management prior to admission to Intensive Care Units, ulmonary embolism, which is a very frequent complication of this disease, and the follow-up of patients after hospitalization. For this publication we have relied on medical publications and studies that we have one during this pandemic at our Center for Respiratory Diseases.