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[Morphological and functional sequelae after COVID-19 pneumonia].

Ruxandra-Iulia Milos¹, Daria Kifjak², Benedikt H Heidinger²

¹Universitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich. ruxandra-iulia.milos@meduniwien.ac.at.

|September 16, 2021

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Long COVID symptoms like fatigue and shortness of breath can persist after infection. Follow-up assessments help identify patients needing specialized care for long COVID recovery.

Keywords:

Diagnostic imaging Follow-up Long COVID Post-COVID clinics Pulmonary function

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Pulmonology
Infectious Diseases
Radiology

Background:

A subset of patients experience prolonged symptoms post-COVID-19, termed "long COVID" syndrome.
These persistent symptoms may correlate with CT imaging abnormalities and impaired lung function.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the necessity of long-term follow-up for COVID-19 survivors.
To identify patients who would benefit from specialized post-COVID-19 care.

Main Methods:

Review of clinical, radiological, and pulmonary function tests in COVID-19 survivors.
Analysis of follow-up data to assess symptom resolution and functional recovery.

Main Results:

Chronic fatigue and dyspnea are the most frequent long COVID symptoms.
CT scans may show ground-glass opacities and parenchymal bands, indicative of organizing pneumonia.
Severe cases can lead to fibrotic changes and restrictive lung syndromes with reduced DLCO and TLC.
Most patients show gradual improvement in symptoms and function over time.

Conclusions:

Persistent symptoms post-COVID-19 warrant thorough evaluation.
Multidisciplinary care in specialized post-COVID-19 clinics is recommended for affected patients.