Organizing Pneumonia as a Pulmonary Sequela of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in a Patient in Trinidad: A Case Report.

covid 19 cryptogenic organizing pneumonia idiopathic interstitial pneumonia interstial lung disease long covid-19 pulmonary sequelae post-covid-19 organizing pneumonia

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Historique:
accepted: 07 12 2023
medline: 8 1 2024
pubmed: 8 1 2024
entrez: 8 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia that commonly presents with exertional dyspnea. The mainstay diagnostic criterion is with histopathological confirmation alongside excluding secondary causes of interstitial lung disease. The COVID-19 pandemic left many mysteries regarding the long-term sequelae of this disease. We explore a case of post-COVID-19 syndrome organizing pneumonia (PCOP) in a patient presenting with new-onset respiratory symptoms seven weeks after recovery from COVID-19 infection. Upon further review of the literature, there were no published case reports on PCOP in Trinidad and Tobago. We describe a case of PCOP presented at Apley Medical Clinic, Trinidad, and Tobago, West Indies, with the aim of increasing awareness of this condition to allow for early identification and effective management.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38186464
doi: 10.7759/cureus.50148
pmc: PMC10771580
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e50148

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Mohan et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Nishtha Mohan (N)

Internal Medicine, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.

Dominic Dalip (D)

Internal Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, GBR.

Shiva Jaggernauth (S)

Respiratory Medicine, Apley Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO.
Pulmonary Medicine, Southern Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO.

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