Overcoming infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to the persistence of various symptoms in some patients. The complex of symptoms causally related to severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 infection is called post-COVID syndrome. One of the most common respiratory complications is pulmonary fibrosis, especially after critical course of the disease. In some patients, however, only the peripheral airways are affected by the air-trapping seen on high-resolution computed tomography scans. Less common respiratory complications include sarcoidosis and pneumatoceles. This narrative review summarizes current knowledge about pulmonary involvement as part of post-COVID syndrome.

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