Organizing pneumonia: An unusual sequela of COVID-19 infection

Authors

Lea Carina Rivera, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Elmira, New York, USA.
Sarah Mohamed, Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
Tooba Salar, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Mostafa Reda Mostafa, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Mostafa Najim, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Muhammad Ahmed Malik, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Sarath Lal Mannumbeth Renjithal, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Mohamed Magdi, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine

Abstract

Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a form of interstitial lung disease that develops in response to acute lung injury. SARS-CoV-2 causes a wide range of lung and extrapulmonary disease, but there are few data suggesting an association between COVID-19 and OP. We describe a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia who developed severe progressive OP with significant morbidity.

LEARNING POINTS: COVID-19 pneumonia is one of the secondary causes of organizing pneumonia (OP).Early initiation of steroids in OP is associated with improvement in symptoms and prognosis.A prolonged course of steroids may be needed in COVID-induced OP.

First Page

003787

DOI

10.12890/2023_003787

Volume

10

Issue

2

Publication Date

2-1-2023

PubMed ID

36970163

Recommended Citation

Rivera, L. C., Mohamed, S., Salar, T., Reda Mostafa, M., Najim, M., Malik, M. A., Mannumbeth Renjithal, S. L., & Magdi, M. (2023). Organizing pneumonia: An unusual sequela of COVID-19 infection. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 10 (2), 003787. https://doi.org/10.12890/2023_003787