Post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis, which involves scarring of the lungs that can worsen over time and may require a lung transplant, affects some patients after infection, according to pulmonologists.

But why does pulmonary fibrosis in post-COVID-19 tend to resolve while it progresses in people with IPF who aren't sick from COVID-19? "Both diseases are caused by injury to alveolar epithelial ...

Bazan was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease (ILD) known as pulmonary fibrosis (PF). ... review the PFF's Post COVID-19 Interstitial Lung Disease fact sheet and visit pulmonaryfibrosis.org.

Pre-COVID exposure to corticosteroids also was linked with a small increase in pulmonary fibrosis incidence (IRR 1.2, 95% CI 1.0-1.3, P=0.02), but the association didn't hold up as well in ...

COVID-19 lung disease shares driver AT2 cytopathic features with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. eBioMedicine , 2022; 82: 104185 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104185 Cite This Page : ...

Pulmonary fibrosis in patients with COVID-19 tends to resolve, while idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis always progresses. Scientists believe key immune elements – cells and genes – may explain ...

“In the present manuscript, which is a follow up of our initial work, we wanted to study the cellular origin of these genes in COVID-19 and IPF,’’ Dr. Herazo-Maya said. “This time, we also studied ...

Lung injury is a predominant feature of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection that can further progress to lung fibrosis in post-COVID-19 patients. Short or dysfunctional telomeres in Alveolar type II ...

One form of "long COVID" is interstitial lung disease (ILD), a group of chronic pulmonary disorders characterized by inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) that make it hard for the lungs to get ...