Differential diagnosis in patients with both features of pneumonia and pulmonary edema on chest computed tomography.

ABSTRACT: It is a common challenge for pneumonic consolidation and pulmonary edema/congestion to be presented simultaneously on computed tomography. However, there is a lack of research on the clinical features and differential diagnosis of patients suspected of heart failure (HF) and pneumonia (PN). Among patients presenting with dyspnea, chest computed tomography was performed, and those with pneumonia and pulmonary edema interpreted by radiologists were included for analysis. PN, HF, or HF with PN (HFPN) were categorized by the pulmonologist and cardiologist. Clinical features, c-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and troponin I levels were collected. The study included 220 patients over 6 years, among whom 51.8% were ultimately confirmed

SUBMITTER: Lee HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688999 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature