title: Swine flu fibrosis: Regressive or progressive?
abstract: Swine flu influenza had spread the world over in 2009. The main pathology was bilateral pneumonia. Majority of these cases recovered from pneumonia fully. Though in some cases, pulmonary fibrosis was reported as a sequel. However, long-term progression of such pulmonary fibrosis is uncertain. We are hereby reporting two cases of swine flu that showed residual pulmonary fibrosis. The clinical and laboratory parameters were also recorded. In both the cases, radiological shadows and spirometric values did not show deterioration. We conclude that swine flu pulmonary fibrosis is not a progressive condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Asthma Bhawan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Nishtha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Sheetu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Bharat Bhushan
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Asthma Bhawan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Virendra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Interstitial lung disease; pulmonary fibrosis; swine flu