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Editor, Senior Moderator
Infez Med
. 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):104-110.
CT Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: Experience of a Single Center in Southern Italy
Alberigo Martino[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emilio Fiore[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Emerico Maria Mazza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stefana Minichiello[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Barbara Brogna[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Salvatore Petronilla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Antonia Megliola[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lanfranco Musto[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the radiological features of chest CT scan of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) living in a town in Southern Italy where a significant outbreak of the disease occurred.
Methods: We revised the CT scan of 62 patients (34 male, 28 female, mean age 71 +/- 14 years) with clinical and laboratory signs of COVID-19, as assessed by positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing. All patients underwent chest CT at the time of admission to the hospital. A semi-quantitative scoring system was used to evaluate the extension of the disease.
Results: Out of the 62 patients the main radiological findings were reticular pattern (29%), ground-glass opacities (24%), crazy paving pattern (11%) and consolidation (35%). Most of the lesions were bilateral (97%), posterior (95%) and located near pleura (50%) or lung fissures (45%), mainly involving the lower right lobe (56%) and lower left lobe (23%). Pleural thickening was observed in 72.6% of patients and pleural effusion in 18%. Median value of the score was 7.0 and was significantly higher in male than female (8.5 vs 6.0, p=0.03) and in patients with pleural thickening compared to those without this finding (8.0 vs 5.0, p=0.03).
. 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):104-110.
CT Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: Experience of a Single Center in Southern Italy
Alberigo Martino[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emilio Fiore[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Emerico Maria Mazza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stefana Minichiello[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Barbara Brogna[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Salvatore Petronilla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Antonia Megliola[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lanfranco Musto[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32532946
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the radiological features of chest CT scan of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) living in a town in Southern Italy where a significant outbreak of the disease occurred.
Methods: We revised the CT scan of 62 patients (34 male, 28 female, mean age 71 +/- 14 years) with clinical and laboratory signs of COVID-19, as assessed by positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing. All patients underwent chest CT at the time of admission to the hospital. A semi-quantitative scoring system was used to evaluate the extension of the disease.
Results: Out of the 62 patients the main radiological findings were reticular pattern (29%), ground-glass opacities (24%), crazy paving pattern (11%) and consolidation (35%). Most of the lesions were bilateral (97%), posterior (95%) and located near pleura (50%) or lung fissures (45%), mainly involving the lower right lobe (56%) and lower left lobe (23%). Pleural thickening was observed in 72.6% of patients and pleural effusion in 18%. Median value of the score was 7.0 and was significantly higher in male than female (8.5 vs 6.0, p=0.03) and in patients with pleural thickening compared to those without this finding (8.0 vs 5.0, p=0.03).