Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to COVID-19: a call to arms?
P Spagnolo, E Balestro, S Aliberti… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
As of May 6, 2020, nearly 3· 7 million people have been infected and around 260 000
people have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. 1 Almost all
COVID-19-related serious consequences feature pneumonia. 2 In the first large series of
hospitalised patients (n= 138) with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, chest CT showed bilateral
ground glass opacities with or without consolidation and with lower lobe predilection in all
patients. 3 In this series, 36 (26%) patients required intensive care, of whom 22 (61%) …
people have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. 1 Almost all
COVID-19-related serious consequences feature pneumonia. 2 In the first large series of
hospitalised patients (n= 138) with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, chest CT showed bilateral
ground glass opacities with or without consolidation and with lower lobe predilection in all
patients. 3 In this series, 36 (26%) patients required intensive care, of whom 22 (61%) …