14 September 2021 : Database Analysis
Chest Radiological Findings and Clinical Characteristics of Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients from Saudi Arabia
Rowa Aljondi1ABCDE*, Salem Alghamdi1ABCDE, Abdulrahman Tajaldeen2ABCDE, Ikhlas Abdelaziz1BE, Lubna Bushara1AE, Hind A. Alghamdi3F, Hassan Alhinishi4B, Bandar Alharbi5B, Raied Alshehri5B, Abdullah Aljehani4D, Mansour Almotairi6BDOI: 10.12659/MSM.932441
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932441
Table 2 Radiological findings on chest X-rays (n=297).
| Characteristics | No. of findings (%) |
|---|---|
| Normal baseline chest x-ray | 74 (24.9) |
| Abnormal baseline chest x-ray | 223 (75.1) |
| Follow-up chest x-ray | 172 (57.9) |
| Normal baseline chest x-ray later becoming abnormal | 13 (4.4) |
| Ground-glass opacity | 226 (76.1) |
| Consolidation | 49 (16.5) |
| Peripheral | 116 (39.1) |
| Perihilar | 21 (7.1) |
| Central | 5 (1.7) |
| Diffuse | 32 (10.8) |
| Patchy | 18 (6) |
| Nodular | 5 (2) |
| Location | |
| Unilateral right | 39 (13.1) |
| Unilateral left | 27 (9.4) |
| Bilateral | 157 (57.2) |
| Upper zone | 19 (6.4) |
| Lower zone | 136 (45.8) |
| Middle zone | 108 (36.4) |
| Reticulation | 3 (1) |
| Linear atelectasis | 25 (8.4) |
| Pleural effusion | 35 (11.8) |
| Pneumothorax | 8 (2.7) |
| Pulmonary nodules | 5 (1.7) |
| Bronchovascular markings | 28 (9.4) |
| * | |
| Improved | 25 (14.5) |
| Stable | 69 (40.2) |
| Worse | 78 (45.3) |
| * Percentage were calculated on the basis of 172 patients who had follow-up chest x-ray. | |