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Pulmonary fibrosis as a possible consequence of a post-infectious condition caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in COVID-19 disease has been the subject of several studies. The analysis of imaging tests and their correlation suggestive of pulmonary fibrosis has been described in several of these studies. This article is a research with a qualitative approach and descriptive character through an integrative literature review. The databases used in this research were the Virtual Health Library (VHL), National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The search for articles was performed using the descriptors: "Covid-19" and "Pulmonary Fibrosis". Inclusion and exclusion criteria were: open access articles, clinical trial, journal article, articles published in Portuguese, Spanish, English, age group including elderly males over 45 years of age, clinical trials, randomized or nonrandomized, articles originals, case-control studies, cohort studies and articles published in the period 2020 to 2021. The results of pulmonary findings in imaging exams are highly suggestive of pulmonary fibrosis, according to several researchers, however, there was still no final conclusion until the moment. There is a need, then, for more studies on the subject to prove it.