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COVID-19 can damage lungs so badly that ‘only hope’ is transplant – Medical Xpress
Case studies and autopsy results are confirming that, in some cases, COVID-19 can cause such severe lung damage that patients require a lung transplant to survive….
Case studies and autopsy results are confirming that, in some cases, COVID-19 can cause such severe lung damage that patients require a lung transplant to survive.
In a new study, researchers in Chicago analyzed discarded tissue from COVID-19 patients who had lung transplants and from patients who died of the disease. They found that COVID-19 can destroy the “fundamental framework” of the lungs, meaning the organs simply cannot recover.
And that means a patient’s treatment choices become very limited.
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