Lung Fibrosis Sequelae After Recovery from COVID-19 Infection

Authors : Agus Dwi Susanto; Moulid Hidayat; Paulus Arka Triyoga; Fathiyah Isbaniah; Aulya Fairuz et al.
article cite 12 Year 2021
source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19). The SARS-CoV-2 is very contagious and nobody is known to be immune to it. The post-infected lung would leave a scar known as fibrosis, a scar tissue. A study from Wuhan, China suggested the development of fibrosis, though it was too early to label these lung changes as irreversible fibrosis in a time range of 3 weeks. The occurrence of fibrosis indicates a chronic infection which greatly contributes to the hallmark symptom of COVID-19 induced ARDS such as shortness of breath and chest pain. However, many of those studies have not yet explained the condition of the patient's lung after total recovery from the COVID-19. This report demonstrates the clinical symptoms, chest CT scan, spirometry, and blood gas analysis of patient after total recovery from the COVID-19 with appearance lung fibrosis.


Concepts :
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
article cite 12 Year 2021 source The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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