Thousands of patients suffer from lung complaints after corona Inland

The chairman of the Dutch Association of Doctors for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis (Nvalt) warns Leon van den Toorn in AD about this. According to him, many patients underestimate the consequences of corona.

He points out that the virus and the body’s response to it can cause permanent damage to the lungs. “In severe cases, a kind of scar formation occurs, which we call lung fibrosis. The lungs shrink and the lung tissue becomes stiffer, making it more difficult to get enough oxygen. ”

Van den Toorn wants to avoid making the same mistake with corona as at the time with Q fever. Because of this infectious disease, which broke out in 2007 and lasted until 2011, hundreds of people still suffer from serious health problems.

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