Cîrjaliu, R.-E.; Deacu, M.; Gherghișan, I.; Marghescu, A.-Ș.; Enciu, M.; Băltățescu, G.I.; Nicolau, A.A.; Tofolean, D.-E.; Arghir, O.C.; Fildan, A.-P. Clinicopathological Outlines of Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis Compared with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomedicines2023, 11, 1739.
Cîrjaliu, R.-E.; Deacu, M.; Gherghișan, I.; Marghescu, A.-Ș.; Enciu, M.; Băltățescu, G.I.; Nicolau, A.A.; Tofolean, D.-E.; Arghir, O.C.; Fildan, A.-P. Clinicopathological Outlines of Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis Compared with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 1739.
Cîrjaliu, R.-E.; Deacu, M.; Gherghișan, I.; Marghescu, A.-Ș.; Enciu, M.; Băltățescu, G.I.; Nicolau, A.A.; Tofolean, D.-E.; Arghir, O.C.; Fildan, A.-P. Clinicopathological Outlines of Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis Compared with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomedicines2023, 11, 1739.
Cîrjaliu, R.-E.; Deacu, M.; Gherghișan, I.; Marghescu, A.-Ș.; Enciu, M.; Băltățescu, G.I.; Nicolau, A.A.; Tofolean, D.-E.; Arghir, O.C.; Fildan, A.-P. Clinicopathological Outlines of Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis Compared with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 1739.
Abstract
This review brings together the current knowledge regarding the risk factors, and the clinical, radiologic and histological features of both post-COVID-19 interstitial pul-monary fibrosis (PCPF) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) with a particular fo-cus on describing the similarities and the disparities between the fibrotic changes in these two diseases. It is important to highlight the common points of PCPF and IPF to observe if they are some targetable changes to improve patient outcomes. The litera-ture review was performed using numerous databases to identify relevant articles published in English through October 2022. This review would help clinicians, pathologists and researchers to make an accurate diagnosis, which can be useful in identifying the group of patients who can be selected for antifibrotic therapies, and future therapeutic perspectives.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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