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Cystic Lung Disease as a Sequela of Severe COVID-19: Case Series
Ravi Karan Patti1, Nishil Dalsania1, Claudia De Araujo Duarte1
1Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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This study highlights long-term pulmonary complications, specifically cystic lung disease, following severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Awareness of these sequelae is crucial for managing patients post-pandemic.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Infectious Diseases
- Radiology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
- Long-term pulmonary complications of COVID-19 ARDS remain poorly understood.
- Cystic lung disease is an emerging concern in post-COVID-19 respiratory sequelae.
Abstract:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented in December 2019 and has persisted since. The global pandemic has given rise to a novel acute disease process with a continually rapidly increasing prevalence of chronic disease and associated complications. There is minimal information on the long-term pulmonary complications of this disease. We present a series of 9 patient case reports and their respective imaging admitted with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) to highlight the cystic lung disease complications which may arise due to severity and disease progression. Our aim is to raise awareness of the sequela of COVID-19 ARDS, including its potentially catastrophic long-term consequences to the respiratory tract involving cystic lung disease.
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