The clinical dynamics of 18 cases of COVID-19 outside of Wuhan, China

Abstract

The novel coronavirus can be transmitted from person to person with infection ranging from mild disease to severe pneumonia and radiological abnormalities on chest CT for most patients improved after RT-PCR conversion.

FIGURE 1

Representative chest CT images before admission and at the time of RT-PCR conversion in 6 discharged patients. Patient 1: first chest CT obtained on Jan 23 (left) showed ground-glass opacities in both lung (arrowhead). Second CT on Feb 1 showed healing of the ground-glass opacities. Patient 2: first chest CT obtained on Jan 22 (left) showed ground-glass opacities in both lung (arrowhead). Second CT on Feb 4 showed resolution of bilateral ground-glass opacities. Patient 3: first chest CT obtained on Jan 22 (left) showed ground-glass opacities with consolidations in both lung (arrowhead). Second CT on Feb 4 showed the resolution of bilateral ground glass and consolidations. Patient 4: first chest CT obtained on Jan 21 (left) showed consolidations with mild ground-glass opacities in right lung (arrowhead). Second CT on Feb 4 showed almost complete resolution. Patient 5: first chest CT obtained on Jan 21 (left) showed ground-glass opacities in left lung (arrowhead). Second CT on Feb 4 showed resolution of left ground-glass opacities. Patient 6: first chest CT obtained on Jan 23 (left) showed mild consolidation in left lung (arrowhead). Second CT on Feb 4 showed the consolidation remained.