Atypical presentations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from onset to readmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the CT imaging and clinical features of three atypical presentations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), namely (1) asymptomatic, (2) CT imaging-negative, and (3) re-detectable positive (RP), during all disease stages.

Methods

A consecutive cohort of 79 COVID-19 patients was retrospectively recruited from five independent institutions. For each presentation type, all patients were classified into atypical vs. typical groups (i.e., asymptomatic vs.symptomatic, CT imaging-negative vs. CT imaging-positive, and RP and non-RP,respectively). The chi-square test, Student's t test, and Kruskal-Wallis H test were performed to compare CT imaging and clinical features of atypical vs. typical patients for all three presentation categories.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature