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COVID-19 organizing pneumonia with sudden dyspnea in an asymptomatic survivor.

Hwan Jin LeeSo Ri Kim
Published in: Respirology case reports (2024)
This case shows that COVID-19 survivors can develop delayed-type pneumonia with sudden respiratory distress that responds dramatically to steroid treatment after remaining asymptomatic for more than several weeks, although pulmonary involvement of post-COVID-19 syndrome is often accompanied by long-term and severe sequelae such as pulmonary fibrosis.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • young adults
  • early onset
  • intensive care unit
  • community acquired pneumonia