@article{Wild_J-2021_44898, title = {Understanding the burden of interstitial lung disease post-COVID-19: the UK Interstitial Lung Disease-Long COVID Study (UKILD-Long COVID)}, author = {Wild, J. and Porter, J. and Molyneaux, P. and George, P. and Stewart, I. and Allen, R. and Aul, R. and Baillie, J. and Barratt, S. and Beirne, P. and Bianchi, S. and Blaikley, J. and Brooke, J. and Chaudhuri, N. and Collier, G. and Denneny, E. and Docherty, A. and Fabbri, L. and Gibbons, M. and Gleeson, F. and Gooptu, B. and Hall, I. and Hanley, N. and Heightman, M. and Hillman, T. and Johnson, S. and Jones, M. and Khan, F. and Lawson, R. and Mehta, P. and Mitchell, J. and Platé, M. and Poinasamy, K. and Quint, J. and Rivera-Ortega, P. and Semple, M. and Simpson, A. and Smith, D. and Spears, M. and Spencer, L. and Stanel, S. and Thickett, D. and Thompson, A. and Walsh, S. and Weatherley, N. and Weeks, M. and Wootton, D. and Brightling, C. and Chambers, R. and Ho, L. and Jacob, J. and Piper Hanley, K. and Wain, L. and Jenkins, R.}, month = {sep}, year = {2021}, abstract = {INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to over 100 million cases worldwide. The UK has had over 4 million cases, 400 000 hospital admissions and 100 000 deaths. Many patients with COVID-19 suffer long-term symptoms, predominantly breathlessness and fatigue whether hospitalised or not. Early data suggest potentially severe long-term consequence of COVID-19 is development of long COVID-19-related interstitial lung disease (LC-ILD).}, volume = {8}, issue = {1}, journal = {BMJ Open Respiratory Research}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001049}, }