Converging pathways in pulmonary fibrosis and Covid-19 - The fibrotic link to disease severity

As Covid-19 affects millions of people worldwide, the global health care will encounter an increasing burden of the aftermaths of the disease. Evidence shows that up to a fifth of the patients develop fibrotic tissue in the lung. The SARS outbreak in the early 2000 resulted in chronic pulmonary fibr...

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Main Authors: Jenny Wigén, Anna Löfdahl, Leif Bjermer, Linda Elowsson Rendin, Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590143520300105