Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although the reference standard for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), computed tomography (CT) is recomme...
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| author | Luigi Urciuoli Elvira Guerriero |
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| description | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although the reference standard for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), computed tomography (CT) is recommended for both initial evaluation and follow-up. There is a growing body of published evidence about CT evolution during the course of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we report six confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients who underwent unenhanced chest CT on admission and after 4 months from the onset of symptoms. Chest-CT at first admission showed the typical CT features of COVID-19. Interestingly, the follow-up CT revealed the persistence of lung abnormalities in five cases even if all the patients were completely asymptomatic. Further studies are needed for a comprehensive understanding of the disease progression and the resulting late imaging modifications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-539300827ff84913a480531a846fab6b2023-11-20T19:34:41ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182020-11-01101189910.3390/diagnostics10110899Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case SeriesLuigi Urciuoli0Elvira Guerriero1Department of Radiology, G. Criscuoli Hospital, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, 83100 Avellino, ItalyDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University “Federico II”, Via S Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, ItalyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although the reference standard for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), computed tomography (CT) is recommended for both initial evaluation and follow-up. There is a growing body of published evidence about CT evolution during the course of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we report six confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients who underwent unenhanced chest CT on admission and after 4 months from the onset of symptoms. Chest-CT at first admission showed the typical CT features of COVID-19. Interestingly, the follow-up CT revealed the persistence of lung abnormalities in five cases even if all the patients were completely asymptomatic. Further studies are needed for a comprehensive understanding of the disease progression and the resulting late imaging modifications.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/899COVID-19chest CTfollow-up4 months |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Urciuoli Elvira Guerriero Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series Diagnostics COVID-19 chest CT follow-up 4 months |
| title | Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series |
| title_full | Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series |
| title_short | Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series |
| title_sort | chest ct findings after 4 months from the onset of covid 19 pneumonia a case series |
| topic | COVID-19 chest CT follow-up 4 months |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/899 |
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