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Long Covid destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw
Long COVID destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw - silent damage persists months after mild infections in developing adolescents.
Advanced imaging is also revealing changes in the small airways and blood vessels within teenage lungs that could explain the exercise intolerance and breathing difficulties that persist long after acute COVID symptoms resolve. Blood tests and respiratory samples from teenagers with long COVID are showing persistent inflammatory markers that suggest ongoing immune system activation months after the initial infection. Family involvement in treatment is particularly important for teenage patients because parents and siblings may not understand the invisible nature of lung damage or may minimize symptoms that don’t appear on standard medical tests.
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