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Thomas Antony1, K Vishak Acharya1, B Unnikrishnan2
1Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India; Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
We report a case series of patients presenting with undiagnosed pulmonary fibrosis as a primary manifestation. On evaluation, after excluding other causes, the fibrosis was attributed to asymptomatic or mild COVID illness in the past. This case series serves to highlight the difficulties posed to clinicians while evaluating pulmonary fibrosis in the post-COVID era, more so in mild to asymptomatic COVID-19. The intriguing possibility of fibrosis setting even in mild to asymptomatic COVID is discussed.
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