Delayed-onset Organizing Pneumonia Emerging after Recovery from Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Report of Three Cases Diagnosed Using Transbronchial Cryobiopsy and a Review of the Literature.
Intern Med
; 61(9): 1403-1410, 2022 May 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1951859
ABSTRACT
We present three cases with an atypical clinical course of organizing pneumonia (OP) secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Three patients were discharged with satisfactory improvement after standard steroid therapy for COVID-19. Shortly after the completion of treatment, the patients experienced a flare-up of symptoms. Imaging results showed new lesions in the lungs. Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy showed histological findings consistent with OP in all cases. Steroids were administered, and a good therapeutic response was observed. This report is the first to describe pathologically confirmed OP that developed after recovery from COVID-19. Careful follow-up is advisable for patients who have recovered from COVID-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
Internal Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Internalmedicine.9016-21
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