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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Clin Pract
. 2020 Aug 8;e13654.
doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13654. Online ahead of print.
Evolution of computed tomography manifestations of eleven patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia
Qiulian Sun[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qianyun Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Feng Gao[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jingjing Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xinjian Xu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xiangzhong Huang[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Purpose: Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia is associated with a high mortality. However, the evolution of computed tomography (CT) manifestations of severe COVID-19 pneumonia remains unclear, more evidence regarding its evolution process is urgent needed.
Method: The clinical, laboratory and imaging data of eleven patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia were collected to investigate the evolution process of severe COVID-19 cases.
Results: The main initial CT manifestations of severe COVID-19 pneumonia were multiple ground-glass opacities and/or consolidation. Evolution of CT manifestations showed that acute exudative lesions of severe COVID-19 pneumonia could be gradually resolved after active intervention.
Conclusions: Most of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia showed marked improvement of acute exudative lesions on chest imagings, and satisfactory prognosis of severe COVID-19 pneumonia could be achieved after active treatment.
Keywords: COVID-19; CT; Computed tomography; Coronavirus disease 2019; Evolution; Manifestations; Severe pneumonia.
. 2020 Aug 8;e13654.
doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13654. Online ahead of print.
Evolution of computed tomography manifestations of eleven patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia
Qiulian Sun[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qianyun Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Feng Gao[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jingjing Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xinjian Xu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xiangzhong Huang[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32770797
- DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13654
Abstract
Purpose: Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia is associated with a high mortality. However, the evolution of computed tomography (CT) manifestations of severe COVID-19 pneumonia remains unclear, more evidence regarding its evolution process is urgent needed.
Method: The clinical, laboratory and imaging data of eleven patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia were collected to investigate the evolution process of severe COVID-19 cases.
Results: The main initial CT manifestations of severe COVID-19 pneumonia were multiple ground-glass opacities and/or consolidation. Evolution of CT manifestations showed that acute exudative lesions of severe COVID-19 pneumonia could be gradually resolved after active intervention.
Conclusions: Most of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia showed marked improvement of acute exudative lesions on chest imagings, and satisfactory prognosis of severe COVID-19 pneumonia could be achieved after active treatment.
Keywords: COVID-19; CT; Computed tomography; Coronavirus disease 2019; Evolution; Manifestations; Severe pneumonia.