Abstract
Eleven patients with severe influenza viral pneumonia were seen over a six-week interval. Five patients survived after prolonged respirator and oxygen therapy. Follow-up chest roentgenograms and pulmonary function testing one year after recovery showed development of diffuse pulmonary fibrosis in the four survivors reexamined.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
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Female
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Humans
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Influenza, Human / complications*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Oxygen / blood
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Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
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Partial Pressure
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Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
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Pulmonary Alveoli / pathology
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Pulmonary Fibrosis / etiology
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Respiration, Artificial
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Respiratory Function Tests
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Respiratory Insufficiency / complications
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Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
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Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy
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Time Factors