Organizing pneumonia following Covid19 pneumonia

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2021 Apr 16:1-4. doi: 10.1007/s00508-021-01852-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe potential mid-term and long-term consequences after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections are as yet unknown. This is the first report of bronchoscopically verified organizing pneumonia as a complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid19). It caused persisting dyspnea, impaired pulmonary function, and radiological abnormalities over 5 weeks after onset of symptoms. While organizing pneumonia frequently requires treatment with systemic corticosteroids, in this case it resolved spontaneously without treatment after 6 weeks. Healthcare professionals should consider organizing pneumonia in patients with persisting respiratory symptoms after Covid19.PMID:33861398 | PMC:PMC8050821 | DOI:10.1007/s00508-021-01852-9
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