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Cureus
. 2025 Jan 8;17(1):e77153.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.77153. eCollection 2025 Jan. A Case of Interstitial Pneumonia Leading to Respiratory Failure Several Months After COVID-19 Infection
Katsuro Kashima[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hiromi Matsuyama[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yusuke Yoshishige[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shouta Nakazono[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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While acute pneumonia is commonly observed in the early stages of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, isolated cases of interstitial pneumonia have been reported several months later. In this case, interstitial lung disease was identified on a routine follow-up examination five months after infection. Eight months after infection, the patient developed worsening interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and worsening symptoms, leading to respiratory failure. Careful follow-up is necessary for patients with COVID-19 who experience progressive pulmonary lesions.
Keywords: diffuse alveolar damage; interstitial lung disease cause; post-covid-19 complications; pulmonary bulla; pulmonary hypertension.
. 2025 Jan 8;17(1):e77153.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.77153. eCollection 2025 Jan. A Case of Interstitial Pneumonia Leading to Respiratory Failure Several Months After COVID-19 Infection
Katsuro Kashima[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hiromi Matsuyama[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yusuke Yoshishige[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shouta Nakazono[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 39925489
- PMCID: PMC11805603
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.77153
While acute pneumonia is commonly observed in the early stages of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, isolated cases of interstitial pneumonia have been reported several months later. In this case, interstitial lung disease was identified on a routine follow-up examination five months after infection. Eight months after infection, the patient developed worsening interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and worsening symptoms, leading to respiratory failure. Careful follow-up is necessary for patients with COVID-19 who experience progressive pulmonary lesions.
Keywords: diffuse alveolar damage; interstitial lung disease cause; post-covid-19 complications; pulmonary bulla; pulmonary hypertension.