Open AccessFirst report on clinical and radiological features of COVID-19 pneumonitis in a Caucasian population: Factors predicting fibrotic evolution
Author(s) -
Maurizio Marvisi,
F Ferrozzi,
Laura Balzarini,
C. Mancini,
Sara Ramponi,
Mario Uccelli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.054
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary fibrosis , hydroxychloroquine , fibrosis , pneumonitis , gastroenterology , population , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , lung , pathology , covid-19 , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty)
At the end of February, the Lombardy region (Northern Italy) was involved in the pandemic spread of the new COVID-19. We here summarize the clinical and radiological characteristics of 90 confirmed cases and analyze their role in predicting the evolution of fibrosis.
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