Clinical Features and Temporal Lung Radiographic Changes in 25 Patients Recovering from COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

14 November 2021 : Clinical Research

Chao Hu^1ABCDEG, Jian Ping Zeng^2ACDFG, Ke Peng^3ABCDF, Hong Xia^4BCEF, Huan Ming Zhang^5BCDEF, Zhi Zhong^5BCDE, Ming Yan Jiang^1ABDFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933381

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933381

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Table 5 Computed tomography characteristics and scores in patients with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia.

CT characteristics	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Month2	Month 5
Lung involvement	17	17	11	7	15	11
Unilateral	4 (23.53%)	4 (23.53%)	3 (27.27%)	3 (27.27%)	5 (33.33%)	1 (9.09%)
Bilateral	13 (76.47%)	13 (76.47%)	8 (72.73%)	4 (72.73%)	4 (26.67%)	3 (27.27%)

Central	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Peripheral	12 (70.59%)	14 (82.35%)	10 (90.90%)	6 (75.00%)	8 (53.33%)	4 (36.36%)
Both	5 (29.41%)	3 (17.65%)	1 (9.09%)	1 (12.50%)	1 (6.67%)	0 (0%)

Focal	3 (17.65%)	3 (17.65%)	2 (18.18%)	1 (12.50%)	4 (26.67%)	1 (9.09%)
Multifocal	11 (64.70%)	11 (64.70%)	7 (63.64%)	6 (75.00%)	5 (33.33%)	3 (27.27%)
Diffuse	3 (17.65%)	3 (17.65%)	2 (18.18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Ground-glass opacity	14 (82.35%)	14 (82.35%)	8 (72.73%)	6 (62.50%)	7 (46.67%)	2 (18.18%)
Crazy-paving pattern	3 (17.65%)	3 (17.65%)	2 (18.18%)	1 (12.50%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Air bronchogram	4 (41.71%)	2 (11.76%)	1 (9.09%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Thickening of the adjacent pleura	5 (29.41%)	7 (41.18%)	5 (45.45%)	2 (25.00%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Pleural effusion	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Pneumothorax	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Average CT scores	4.18	3.59	3.36	1.71	1	0.73
CT – computed tomography.

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