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01-02-2022 | Long-COVID Syndrome | Case Report
A spark of hope: histopathological and functional recovery after critical COVID-19
Published in: Infection | Issue 1/2022
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BACKGROUND
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.
CASE
We 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.
CONCLUSION
Despite several unfavorable risk factors, this case presentation shows a completed pulmonary recovery process within a few months.