Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, Maria F Osorio, Karla Robles-Velasco, Juan C Calderón, Arturo Cortés-Télles, Jorge Zambrano, Cristian Guarderas, Belen Intriago, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel
BACKGROUND: Small airways disease (SAD), a novel finding described in post-acute COVID-19 patients, should be suspected when respiratory symptoms continue, air trapping persists on expiratory CT scans, and imaging findings fail to improve despite objectively better conventional pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) and Multiple breathing washout (MBW) are both very sensitive methods for detecting anomalies in the peripheral airways. CASE PRESENTATION: We discuss the case of a 60-year-old Hispanic patient who had severe COVID-19 pneumonia and developed dyspnea, fatigue, and limited daily activity a year later...
September 11, 2023: Journal of Medical Case Reports