A retrospective study of the initial 25 COVID-19 patients in Luoyang, China.
Jpn J Radiol
; 38(7): 683-690, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-378255
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To summarize the chest CT imaging and clinical features of the initial COVID-19 patients and provide a clinical diagnostic method that is more effective and can be performed earlier.METHODS:
This retrospective study investigated the clinical, laboratory and imaging information of 25 patients in the Luoyang area. There were 15 (60%) male and 10 (40%) female patients ranging from 24 to 88 years old (52 ± 19.30). Data were analyzed by Microsoft Excel and are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or percentage.RESULTS:
Thirteen (52%) patients had been in Wuhan or were in contact with people who had been in Wuhan, and ten (40%) patients were infected by their families or colleagues. The median time from initial symptoms to diagnosis was 7 days. Ninety-two percent of patients had respiratory symptoms, and 8% of them had digestive symptoms. Fever (92%), cough (60%) and fatigue (56%) were the most common symptoms. Most patients had a normal or reduced WBC (96%), reduced lymphocyte count (60%), increased CRP (48%) and increased ESR (44%). Ground glass opacity (GGO) was the typical radiological finding on chest CT.CONCLUSION:
Characteristic chest CT imaging features could appear earlier than the viral nucleic acid assay results.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Lung
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Jpn J Radiol
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiology
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Radiotherapy
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11604-020-00988-4
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