Are there pulmonary sequelae in patients recovering from COVID-19?

It has been recently hypothesized that infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may lead to fibrotic sequelae in patients recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this observational study, hospitalized patients with COVID-19 had a HRCT of the chest performed to detect the extension of fibrotic abnormalities via Hounsfield Units (HU). At follow-up, the lung density significantly improved in both lungs and in each lobe of all patients, being in the normal range (- 950 to - 700 HU). This study provides preliminary evidence that hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate forms of COVID-19 are not at risk of developing pulmonary fibrosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Respiratory research - 21(2020), 1 vom: 30. Okt., Seite 286

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rogliani, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Calzetta, Luigino [VerfasserIn]
Coppola, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Puxeddu, Ermanno [VerfasserIn]
Sergiacomi, Gianluigi [VerfasserIn]
D'Amato, Dejanira [VerfasserIn]
Orlacchio, Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
HRCT
Letter
Observational Study
Pulmonary fibrosis

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Date Completed 10.11.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12931-020-01550-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316953652