Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to COVID-19: a call to arms?

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy. Electronic address: paolo.spagnolo@unipd.it.
² Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy.
³ Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Adult Center, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
⁵ Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
⁶ National Institute for Health Research, Respiratory Clinical Research Facility, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.

Paolo Spagnolo et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;8(8):750-752.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30222-8. Epub 2020 May 15.

¹ Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy. Electronic address: paolo.spagnolo@unipd.it.
² Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy.
³ Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Adult Center, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
⁵ Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
⁶ National Institute for Health Research, Respiratory Clinical Research Facility, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.

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