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Se desconoce el significado pronóstico de las anormalidades pulmonares intersticiales (API) observadas en tomografíacomputarizadas realizadas a pacientes sin sospecha de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial. Por ello, presentamos una revisión de la literatura actual para estudiar su evolución y su manejo.(AU)
The prognostic significance of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) observed on computed tomography performed in pa-tients without suspected interstitial lung disease is unknown. Therefore, we present a review of the current literature to study its evolution and management.(AU)
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Humans , Lung Diseases, Interstitial , Prognosis , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Radiotherapy , Respiratory Tract DiseasesABSTRACT
Las enfermedades pulmonares intersticiales difusas (EPID) se consideran un grupo heterogéneo de patologías que comparten en su mayoría manifestaciones clínicas, radiológicas y funcionales. El diagnóstico de las EPID se basa en la combinación de información clínica y pruebas funcionales, radiológica mediante la tomografía axial computarizada de alta resolución (TCAR) y/o histológica. Sin embargo, el uso de la ecografía pulmonar en la patología intersticial está poco desarrollada, tanto en el screening como en el seguimiento. Realizamos una revisión de la literatura para determinar la utilidad y las limitaciones de la ecografía en dicha patología (AU)
Diffuse interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are considered a heterogeneous group of pathologies that mostly share clinical, radiological and functional manifestations. The diagnosis of ILD is based on the combination of clinical information and functional tests, radiological by high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and / or histological. However, the use of lung ultrasound in interstitial pathology is poorly developed, both in screening and in follow-up. We conducted a literature review to determine the usefulness and limitations of ultrasound in this pathology (AU)
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Humans , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography , Follow-Up StudiesABSTRACT
Most of the patients who overcome the SARS-CoV-2 infection do not present complications and do not require a specific follow-up, but a significant proportion (especially those with moderate / severe clinical forms of the disease) require clinicalradiological follow-up. Although there are hardly any references or clinical guidelines regarding the long-term follow-up of post-COVID-19 patients, radiological exams are being performed and monographic surveillance consultations are being set up in most of the hospitals to meet their needs. The purpose of this work is to share our experience in the management of the post-COVID-19 patient in two institutions thathave had a high incidence of COVID-19 and to propose general follow-uprecommendations from a clinical and radiological perspective.
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Aftercare , COVID-19/complications , Pulmonary Embolism/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnostic imaging , Radiography, Thoracic/methods , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , COVID-19/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Care Team , Pulmonary Embolism/etiology , Pulmonary Fibrosis/etiology , Respiratory Function Tests , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Most of the patients who overcome the SARS-CoV-2 infection do not present complications and do not require a specific follow-up, but a significant proportion (especially those with moderate / severe clinical forms of the disease) require clinicalradiological follow-up. Although there are hardly any references or clinical guidelines regarding the long-term follow-up of post-COVID-19 patients, radiological exams are being performed and monographic surveillance consultations are being set up in most of the hospitals to meet their needs. The purpose of this work is to share our experience in the management of the post-COVID-19 patient in two institutions thathave had a high incidence of COVID-19 and to propose general follow-uprecommendations from a clinical and radiological perspective.