Frequency of subclinical interstitial lung disease in COVID-19 autopsy cases: potential risk factors of severe pneumonia

Abstract Risk factors of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been previously reported; however, histological risk factors have not been defined thus far. The aim of this study was to clarify subclinical hidden interstitial lung disease (ILD) as a risk factor of severe pneumonia associate...

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Main Authors: Hiromichi Iwashita, Yoshinori Kawabata, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Shoichiro Matsushita, Tsuneo Yamashiro, Mai Matsumura, Yukihiro Yoshimura, Toshiaki Kataoka, Hideaki Mitsui, Takehisa Suzuki, Toshihiro Misumi, Tomonori Tanaka, Sosuke Ishijima, Junya Fukuoka, Tae Iwasawa, Takashi Ogura, Koji Okudela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02692-1