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. 2020 Sep;52(3):407-409.
doi: 10.3947/ic.2020.52.3.407. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Long-Term Follow-Up May be Useful in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survivors to Prevent Chronic Complications

Sebastiano Cicco  1 , Angelo Vacca  2 , Antonio Cittadini  3 , Alberto M Marra  3
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Long-Term Follow-Up May be Useful in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survivors to Prevent Chronic Complications

Sebastiano Cicco et al. Infect Chemother. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1. Possible clinical evolution of COVID-19. After the acute phase, the chronic evolution may reveal rare lung diseases.
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; MIP, macrophage inflammatory protein; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein; G-CSF, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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