Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature
The most common lung problem faced by a post-COVID patient is lung fibrosis. Clinical recovery is generally complete in mild-to-moderately severe COVID-19 cases but a small proportion of patients with severe disease may go on to develop lung fibrosis. Patient groups at the highest risk to develop lu...
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| description | The most common lung problem faced by a post-COVID patient is lung fibrosis. Clinical recovery is generally complete in mild-to-moderately severe COVID-19 cases but a small proportion of patients with severe disease may go on to develop lung fibrosis. Patient groups at the highest risk to develop lung fibrosis are the elderly, especially those requiring ICU stay and mechanical ventilation. No definitive therapy for managing this pulmonary fibrosis exists as of date, even though various options are being explored. This case series highlights three cases of post-COVID lung fibrosis and reviews the existing literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae992edf23c94e80be0f9aea492f48fe2022-12-21T23:08:17ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632021-01-011052028203110.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2126_20Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literatureDeependra K RaiSubhash KumarNishant SahayThe most common lung problem faced by a post-COVID patient is lung fibrosis. Clinical recovery is generally complete in mild-to-moderately severe COVID-19 cases but a small proportion of patients with severe disease may go on to develop lung fibrosis. Patient groups at the highest risk to develop lung fibrosis are the elderly, especially those requiring ICU stay and mechanical ventilation. No definitive therapy for managing this pulmonary fibrosis exists as of date, even though various options are being explored. This case series highlights three cases of post-COVID lung fibrosis and reviews the existing literature.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=5;spage=2028;epage=2031;aulast=Raiardsantifibroticcovid-19lung fibrosis |
| spellingShingle | Deependra K Rai Subhash Kumar Nishant Sahay Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care ards antifibrotic covid-19 lung fibrosis |
| title | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature |
| title_full | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature |
| title_short | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature |
| title_sort | post covid 19 pulmonary fibrosis a case series and review of literature |
| topic | ards antifibrotic covid-19 lung fibrosis |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=5;spage=2028;epage=2031;aulast=Rai |
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