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. 2020 Oct;12(10):6132-6135.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1948.

Lung transplantation during COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China

Chun-Rong Ju  1 , Wei-Jie Guan  1 , Jian-Xing He  1
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Lung transplantation during COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China

Chun-Rong Ju et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-1948). JXH serves as an unpaid Executive Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Thoracic Disease. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
CT manifestations of the lung transplant recipient with COVID-19 and lung transplant surgeries in China during epidemic period. (A) Thoracic CT images of the lungs in a right single lung transplant recipient with COVID-19. The figure shows diffuse ground-glass opacities, which are more prominent in the right lung. Reticular pattern and honeycombing are also seen in the left lung. (B) The number of lung transplantation performed in several centers during the outbreak of COVID-19 in mainland China. (C) The underlying diseases for lung transplantation during the COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China. Bro, bronchiectasis; BOS, obliterative bronchiolitis syndrome; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CTD-ILD, connective tissue disease related lung interstitial disease; IPAH, idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Pne, pneumoconiosis.
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