Chest Computed Tomography Findings in Asymptomatic Patients with COVID-19.
Respiration
; 99(9): 748-754, 2020.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-748829
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the damage to the respiratory system in asymptomatic patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19).OBJECTIVE:
Herein, we evaluate the findings of chest computed tomography (CT) and radiography in patients with COVID-19 who were asymptomatic.METHODS:
We retrospectively investigated patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 but who did not show any symptoms. Among the 139 patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in Yeungnam University Hopistal in Daegu, South Korea, 10 (7.2%) were asymptomatic. Their chest CT and radiographic findings were analyzed.RESULTS:
In the results, all patients (100%) had ground-glass opacity (GGO) on chest CT. Further, the GGO lesions were predominantly distributed peripherally and posteriorly in all patients. In 9 (90%) patients, the GGO lesions were combined with reticular opacity. Air bronchogram due to bronchiolectasis surrounded by GGO was observed in 8 patients (80%). Additionally, the lung lesions were dominant on the right side in all patients.CONCLUSIONS:
In conclusion, considering our results that the lung is affected in asymptomatic patients, it will be necessary to extend the indications of COVID-19 testing for effective management of COVID-19 during the pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bronchiectasis
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Asymptomatic Infections
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COVID-19
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Respiration
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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