Lung long distance: histopathological changes in lung tissue after COVID-19 pneumonia
Our study observed a slow recovery of lung tissue with long-lasting DAD and VA, likely followed by interstitial inflammation or focal fibrosis. These findings might be the underlying cause of the slow recovery of long-COVID patients.
Authors
- Đivo Ljubičić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7071-9078)
- Ivica Lukšić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-2037)
- Bruno Baršić
- Jasna Tekavec-Trkanjec
- Mirna Vergles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1677-1992)
- Grgur Salai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7782-1646)
- Arijana Pačić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-2308)
- Ivona Kovačević
- Čedna Tomasović‐Lončarić
- Daria Cvetković-Kučić
Institutions
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- University Hospital Dubrava (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Croatian Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2024.65.501
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74