Pattern of chest computerized tomography scan findings in symptomatic RT-PCR positive COVID-19 patients at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Afr. health sci. (Online)
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22(2): 63-74, 2022. figures, tables
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1400232
ABSTRACT
Background:
Chest Computerized Tomography (CT) features of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia are nonspecific, variable and sensitive in detecting early lung disease. Hence its usefulness in triaging in resource-limited regions.Objectives:
To assess the pattern of chest CT scan findings of symptomatic COVID-19 patients confirmed by a positive RTPCR in Ghana.Methods:
This study retrospectively reviewed chest CT images of 145 symptomatic RT-PCR positive COVID-19 patients examined at the Radiology Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) from 8th April to 30th November 2020. Chi-Squared test was used to determine associations among variables. Statistical significance was specified at p≤0.05.Results:
Males represent 73(50.3%). The mean age was 54.15±18.09 years. The age range was 5 months-90 years. Consolidation 88(60.7%), ground glass opacities (GGO) 78(53.8%) and crazy paving 43(29.7%) were the most predominant features. These features were most frequent in the elderly (≥65years). Posterobasal, peripheral and multilobe disease were found bilaterally. The most common comorbidities were hypertension 72(49.7%) and diabetes mellitus 42(29.2%) which had significant association with lobar involvement above 50%.Conclusion:
The most predominant Chest CT scan features of COVID-19 pneumonia were GGO, consolidation with air bronchograms, crazy paving, and bilateral multilobe lung disease in peripheral and posterior basal distribution
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Hospitals, Teaching
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. health sci. (Online)
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Medical Imaging. School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, P.M.B University of Cape Coast/GH
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Department of Radiology, 37 Military Hospital/GH
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Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah. University of Science and Technology/GH
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Department of Radiology, University of Ghana Medical School/GH
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Department of Radiology. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. P.O. Box KB 77, Korle Bu/GH
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Department of Radiology. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. P.O. Box KB 77, Korle Bu, Accra/GH
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