Chronic Pulmonary Diseases and COVID-19
Ebru Çakır Edis
Abstract
Over the past few months, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has assumed the character of a pandemic, leading to significant global mortality mostly because of COVID-19-related pneumonia. Pneumonia is likely to progress more severely in patients with underlying chronic lung disease. The purpose of this review is to discuss the management strategies in patients with chronic lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pleural diseases, and obstructive sleep apnea during the COVID-19 pandemic, with current literatures and international guidelines.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePneumoniaPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care medicinePulmonary diseaseDiseaseCoronavirusAsthmaChronic bronchitisRespiratory diseaseLung diseaseLungInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and healthcare impacts