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Management of Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors :
Canan Gündüz Gürkan
Goksel Altinisik
Dilek Karadoğan
Furkan Ufuk
Osman Cure
RTEÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü
Karadoğan, Dilek
Source :
Turk Thorac J
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is similar to connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases (CTD-ILD) in many aspects. However, patients with CTD-ILD have required particular attention during the pandemic since they are at high risk due to immunosuppressive treatments. Thus, prompt decisions for diagnosis and treatment initiation have become more important than earlier for these patients during the pandemic. Radiological perspectives have become inevitable for the differential diagnosis of this group during the pandemic, particularly to obtain rapid and accurate results that allow the physicians to start treatment immediately. However, in addition to radiological images, a definitive diagnosis also requires access to extensive information regarding patient history, including characteristics of comorbidities, and clinical and serological findings. Consequently, the differential diagnosis of COVID-19 and CTD-ILD can yield accurate treatment regimens that differ greatly between the 2 diseases, and also prevent the spread of the outbreak with COVID-19 patients treated under isolation. © 2021, AVES. All rights reserved.

Details

ISSN :
21492530
Volume :
22
Issue :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Turkish thoracic journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e5378efe4ee68b49c1e0ac88518641cc