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What steroid regimen do you employ in the treatment of patients with post COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis?

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Pulmonology · Northwestern University Feinberg School

I don't use steroids for post-COVID fibrosis. Not only have I not seen steroid-responsiveness in this setting from an anecdotal standpoint, but previous data on steroids in non-COVID pulmonary fibrosis seems clear about the potential harms (e.g., PANTHER trial).

If there is a large proportion of gro...

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Pulmonology · University of Florida Health - Jacksonville

No steroids, but could consider antifibrotics and lung transplant evaluation depending on the severity and/or progression.

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