Chest CT in covid-19 pneumonia's follow-up: A 30 patients case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung abnormalities do not fully resolve in all Covid-19 survivors and may progress to fibrosis. Understanding post-COVID lung changes helps identify patients susceptible of post-COVID-19 sequelae. We analyzed scannographic residual lung abnormalities and the full resolution percentage on intermediate- and long-term follow-up (3 months or more).

Methods

Data from 30 RT-PCR positive COVID-19 patients undergoing at least one follow-up chest CT at Ibn Sina Hospital, with a minimal time interval of 3 months between the RT-PCR and the CT performance were gathered retrospectively. The following elements were analyzed: (1) lung opacities, (2) distribution, (3) dominant lung opacity, (4) Sub-pleural bands, (5) Interlobular septal thickening, (6) Vascular dilatation, (7) Br

SUBMITTER: Ramdani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature