| Autor: |
Migiwa Ohgushi, Naruhiko Ogo, Toyoshi Yanagihara, Yukiko Harada, Kosuke Sumida, Ayaka Egashira, Tatsuma Asoh, Takashige Maeyama, Seiji Yoshizawa |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 61(4) |
| ISSN: |
1349-7235 |
| Popis: |
With expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease (ILD) have been emerging. However, there are few reports regarding treatment. Some reports indicate that corticosteroids are effective for post-COVID-19 ILD, but the use of long-term corticosteroid carries risks of side effects. We administered tacrolimus to an elderly patient with post-COVID-19 ILD who suffered a respiratory failure relapse during steroid tapering. The respiratory status improved with tacrolimus in the post-acute phase, but pulmonary fibrosis progressed in the late phase. Tacrolimus may be effective for treating post-COVID-19 ILD in the post-acute phase, but it does not halt progression of pulmonary fibrosis. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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