Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a complex syndrome of acute lung injury
leading to noncardiogenic pulmonary edema from many causes that is heterogenous in its …

The long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are still unknown.
Lessons from past viral epidemics reveal that, after recovery, patients with viral pulmonary …

We read great interest in the risk factors of critical or mortal COVID-19 cases, recently
reported by Ye et al. in this journal. 1 Here we paid more attention about the long-term lung …

The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been unprecedented on many
levels, not least of which are the challenges in understanding the pathophysiology of these …

Background: Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) during the SARS-CoV-2
(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) pandemic should be reserved to a …

Multiple observational studies have described the similarities between COVID-19
pneumonia and organizing pneumonia (OP). These two entities clinically manifest with mild …

Aim We aimed to investigate the effect of short‐term pirfenidone treatment on prolonged
COVID‐19 pneumonia. Method Hospital files of patients hospitalised with a diagnosis of …

Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a sub-acute process of pulmonary tissue repair secondary to
lung injury, defined histopathologically by intra-alveolar buds of granulation tissue within the …

Background: Little data exist on antifibrotic drugs for treating symptomatic patients with
persistent interstitial lung abnormalities in the postacute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 …

Results A total of 206 bronchoscopies were performed in 177 eligible patients. Eighteen
patients underwent two or more bronchoscopies during the study period. All patients …