A case series of rapid progressive fibrotic lung disease as a sequela of COVID-19 pneumonia
Abstract
SESSION TITLE: Pulmonary Issues in Transplantation Case Report Posters SESSION TYPE: Case Report Posters PRESENTED ON: 10/19/2022 12:45 pm - 01:45 pm INTRODUCTION: Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD) can be idiopathic or associated with several underlying conditions and in response to various types of injury. Post COVID-19 fILD is an increasingly recognized clinical entity with the potential for a large burden of morbidity and mortality.[1] We present a series of 6 patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis as sequela of COVID-19 requiring lung transplantation. CASE PRESENTATION: Four of the 6 patients had known underlying chronic ILD prior to COVID-19 infection (2 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [IPF] and 1 each with scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis associated ILD). The other 2 patients had no prior history of lung disease and asymptomatic before infection. One of these had a strong family history of IPF. The presentations involved signs of progressive respiratory failure after the initial lung injury from COVID-19. 4 patients were hospitalized during their acute COVID-19 illness and had varying treatments including steroids, antibiotics, anti-virals, convalescent plasma, Tocilizumab, and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation. At the time of transplant evaluation, CT imaging showed prominent interstitial thickening, honeycombing consistent with fibrotic processes for all our patients;PFT revealed severe restrictive ventilatory defect with reduced…
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