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Chest X-rays findings in COVID 19 patients at a University Teaching Hospital - A descriptive study.
Durrani, Misbah; Haq, Inam Ul; Kalsoom, Ume; Yousaf, Anum.
  • Durrani M; Dr. Misbah Durrani, MCPS. FCPS. Department of Diagnostic Radiology. Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Haq IU; Dr. Inam ul Haq, FCPS. MHPE. Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Kalsoom U; Dr. Ume Kalsoom FCPS. Department of Diagnostic Radiology. Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Yousaf A; Dr. Anum Yousaf, Resident. Department of Diagnostic Radiology. Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci ; 36(COVID19-S4): S22-S26, 2020 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1726835
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To analyze Chest X-ray findings in COVID 19 positive patients, presented at corona filtration center, Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi, based on CXR classification of British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI).

METHODS:

In this study, all RT-PCR COVID-19 positive patients screened at corona filtration center, Benazir Bhutto hospital Rawalpindi from 20th March 2020 to 10th April 2020 were included. Mean age of the cohort with age range was calculated. Presenting complaints & Co-morbid were analyzed and tabulated in frequencies and percentages. Portable CXR findings were classified according to BSTI classification and documented in frequencies and percentages.

RESULTS:

Mean age of the patients was 44 years. Presenting complaints were cough 20 (67%), fever 18 (60%), shortness of breath 11 (37%), sore throat six (20%), loss of sense of taste and smell four(13%). Main co-morbid was hypertension six (20%). Two (7%) patients had normal and seven (23%) had classical COVID CXRs. 21 (70%) patients were in indeterminate group with only one (3%) having unilateral lung disease. Three (10%) patients had diffuse lung involvement and 18(60%) had peripheral lung involvement. Majority of patients 19 (63%), had bilateral middle and lower zonal involvement.

CONCLUSIONS:

In this study, COVID-19 CXRs generally manifested a spectrum of pure ground glass, mixed ground glass opacities to consolidation in bilateral peripheral middle and lower lung zones. BSTI CXR reporting classification of COVID-19 is valid in our patients with addition of middle zonal involvement in classical COVID-19 criteria as opposed to just lower zone involvement.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Pak J Med Sci Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2778

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Pak J Med Sci Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2778