Single-center experience of patients with interstitial lung diseases during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

Copyright © 2020 The Japanese Respiratory Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

INTRODUCTION: Patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD) can be suspected to be at risk of experiencing a rapid flare-up due to COVID-19. However, no specific data are currently available for these patients.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of 401 patients with ILD and determined the proportion of patients hospitalized for proven severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and specific symptoms of COVID-19.

RESULTS: We found that 1% of patients (n = 4) were hospitalized (1 in ICU) for COVID-19. In total, 310 of the 401 patients answered the phone call. Only 33 patients (0.08%) experienced specific symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

CONCLUSION: Our study did not demonstrate any increased occurrence of severe COVID-19 in ILD patients compared to the global population. Based on our findings, we could not make any conclusion on the incidence rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with ILDs, or on the overall outcome of immunocompromised patients affected by COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Respiratory investigation - 58(2020), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 437-439

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guiot, J [VerfasserIn]
Henket, M [VerfasserIn]
Frix, A N [VerfasserIn]
Delvaux, M [VerfasserIn]
Denis, A [VerfasserIn]
Giltay, L [VerfasserIn]
Thys, M [VerfasserIn]
Gester, F [VerfasserIn]
Moutschen, M [VerfasserIn]
Corhay, J L [VerfasserIn]
Louis, R [VerfasserIn]
COVID-19 clinical investigators of the CHU de Liège [VerfasserIn]
Ancion, A [Sonstige Person]
Bouquegneau, A [Sonstige Person]
Bovy, C [Sonstige Person]
Darcis, G [Sonstige Person]
Defraigne, J O [Sonstige Person]
Duysinx, B [Sonstige Person]
Ghuysen, A [Sonstige Person]
Gilbert, A [Sonstige Person]
Heinen, V [Sonstige Person]
Lambermont, B [Sonstige Person]
Malaise, O [Sonstige Person]
Martin, M [Sonstige Person]
Misset, B [Sonstige Person]
Moutschen, M [Sonstige Person]
Nguyen Dang, D [Sonstige Person]
Piazza, J [Sonstige Person]
Szecel, J [Sonstige Person]
Vaillant, F [Sonstige Person]
Van Cauwenberge, H [Sonstige Person]
Von Frenckell, C [Sonstige Person]
Vroonen, L [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Clinical epidemiology
Interstitial lung diseases
Journal Article
Lung fibrosis

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Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 25.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.resinv.2020.08.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315488492