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New twist to an old problem: COVID-19 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Abstract
Iidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis and treatment during this COVID-19 pandemic have been affected. COVID-19 has not only impacted the prognosis of these patients but also the approach to these patients. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) and lung biopsies are less encouraged now. Traditional antifibrotics used in IPF should be encouraged irrespective of patient lung function and in those with non-definite usual interstitial pneumonia in high resolution computed tomography.
Abstract
Iidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis and treatment during this COVID-19 pandemic have been affected. COVID-19 has not only impacted the prognosis of these patients but also the approach to these patients. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) and lung biopsies are less encouraged now. Traditional antifibrotics used in IPF should be encouraged irrespective of patient lung function and in those with non-definite usual interstitial pneumonia in high resolution computed tomography.
Keywords
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; COVID-19; interstitial lung disease; pirfenidone
About this articleTitle
New twist to an old problem: COVID-19 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Journal
Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Published online
2020-12-17
DOI
10.5603/ARM.a2020.0177
Keywords
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
COVID-19
interstitial lung disease
pirfenidone
Authors
Pratap Upadhya
Ravindra Chary
Gopal Chawla
Rohit Vadala
Madhusmita Mohanty
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