Abstract
BACKGROUNDThere are substantial concerns about fibrotic and vascular pulmonary sequelae after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).AQ1 Histopathology reports of lung biopsies from COVID-19 survivors are scarce.CASEWe herein report results of functional and histopathological studies in a 70 year-old man undergoing a co-incidental tumor lobectomy six months after long-term mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia.CONCLUSIONDespite several unfavorable risk factors, this case presentation shows a completed pulmonary recovery process within a few months.
Highlights
There are substantial concerns about fibrotic and vascular pulmonary sequelae after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).AQ1 Histopathology reports of lung biopsies from COVID-19 survivors are scarce
Recent literature states that long-term respiratory sequelae after COVID-19, including fibrotic lung disease and pulmonary vascular disease, are especially expected in patients after critical COVID-19 [5, 6]
Arterial hypertension has recently been identified as a negative predictive value for worse COVID-19 outcome and elderly men are reported to have a strikingly higher COVID-19 mortality rate compared to younger individuals [7, 8]
Summary
A spark of hope: histopathological and functional recovery after critical COVID‐19. Luger2 · Katja Schmitz3 · Katharina Cima4 · Daniel Hölbling Patscheider5 · Florian Augustin6 · Lisa Maria Jakob7 · Astrid Obermayer7 · Guenter Weiss1 · Walter Stoiber7 · Gerlig Widmann2 · Judith Loeffler‐Ragg
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