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Usefulness of Pirfenidone in Covid Lung: A Case Series

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  • Abdul Basit Ibne Momen

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Farhana Khan

    (Ad-Din Women’s Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Sadia Saber

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Amrin Sultana

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Rafa Faaria Alam

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Sheikh Golam Raihan

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Mohammad Monower Hossain

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Md Tarek Alam

    (Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh)

Abstract

The year 2020 has been plagued by the COVID‑19 pandemic that has resulted in an additional 1,800,000 deaths worldwide. Many patients who recover from Covid-19 later present with shortness of breath and fibrosis of the lungs, while some take a long time to recover from the initial infection. A drug such as pirfenidone, which has been used for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, could offer additional benefits by reverting pulmonary fibrotic damage. Here we describe a case series of five patients where addition of this drug showed marked improvement in symptoms and radiological findings. Apart from the efforts regarding understanding the pathophysiology of this new disease, we must also evaluate the proportion of patients that develop chronic lung disease due to fibrosis following COVID-19 recovery. Certainly, more attention should be given to new studies to determine the actual benefit of pirfenidone in patients with pulmonary fibrosis as a result of Covid-19 infection.

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  • Abdul Basit Ibne Momen & Farhana Khan & Sadia Saber & Amrin Sultana & Rafa Faaria Alam & Sheikh Golam Raihan & Mohammad Monower Hossain & Md Tarek Alam, 2021. "Usefulness of Pirfenidone in Covid Lung: A Case Series," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 3(1), pages 24-26, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:3:y:2021:i:1:id:40670
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.1.670
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