Bullous disease as a pulmonary complication in the convalescence of COVID-19

Enfermedad bullosa como complicación pulmonar en la convalecencia de COVID-19

COVID-19 infection began in Wuhan, China, and has spread rapidly all over the world, becoming pandemic according WHO on March 11, 2020. This disease has presented multiple manifestations that vary from a common cold to a severe acute respiratory distress síndrome with complications in critically ill patients or during the acute phase. To date, late pulmonary complications and sequelae remain unknown; however, they have been associated with the severity of the disease. We report the first case in Colombia of a giant bullous disease that required surgical resection, occurred in a 32-year-old female patient during convalescence from COVID 19 infection. It is necessary to highlight the importance of monitoring the population that has been infected by this virus a high degree of suspicion should be maintained in searching for causes of chronic lung disease in patients who have recovered from the infection, in order to learn every day more about the behavior, complications and sequelae that this disease causes in order to provide optimal and timely management.