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. 2020 Jun;80(6):e30-e31.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.020. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

The progression of computed tomographic (CT) images in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia: Running title: The CT progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

Pinggui Lei  1 , Bing Fan  2 , Jujiang Mao  3 , Jiangping Wei  2 , Pingxian Wang  4
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The progression of computed tomographic (CT) images in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia: Running title: The CT progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

Pinggui Lei et al. J Infect. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

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    Of the 49 patients, 89.8% (44/49) patients had a typical transition from early stage to advanced stage, and then from advanced stage to dissipating stage.

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    With the evidence of fibrosis for progression of CT results, 42.9% (21/49) patients developed fibrosis whereas 57.1% (28/49) patients demonstrated no definite fibrosis.

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    Patients with fibrosis in follow CT were older (mean age, 45.4 vs. 33.8 years), with longer LOS (19.1 vs. 15.0 days), and higher rate of ICU admission (19.0% [4/21] vs. 3.6% [1/28]) than that of those without fibrosis.

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Fig. 1
Chest CT for evaluation of COVID-19 pneumonia for an eighty-three years old man with COVID-19 pneumonia who had the exposure history to epidemic area, with fever and fatigue for 1 day. GGO and consolidation were observed at early stage of COVID-19 pneumonia (A), GGO decreased and consolidation increased were demonstrated at advanced stage (B), and fibrosis was shown at dissipating stage (C).
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