High-resolution computed tomography manifestations of COVID-19 T infections in patients of different ages
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2020-03-17Autor
Chen, Zuhua
Fan, Hongjie
Cai, Jian
Li, Yunjiang
Wu, Baoliang
Hou, Yanchun
Xu, Shufeng
Zhou, Fei
Liu, Yongguang
Xuan, Weiling
Hu, Hongjie
Sun, Jihong
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[Abstract]. Purpose: We aimed to compare chest HRCT lung signs identified in scans of differently aged patients with COVID-19 infections.
Methods: Case data of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province in China were collected, and chest HRCT signs of infected patients in four age groups (< 18 years, 18–44 years, 45–59 years, ≥60 years) were compared. Results: Small patchy, ground-glass opacity (GGO), and consolidations were the main HRCT signs in 98 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infections. Patients aged 45–59 years and aged ≥60 years had more bilateral lung, lung lobe, and lung field involvement, and greater lesion numbers than patients < 18 years. GGO accompanied with the interlobular septa thickening or a crazy-paving pattern, consolidation, and air bronchogram sign were more common in patients aged 45–59 years, and ≥60 years, than in those aged < 18 years, and aged 18–44. Conclusions: Chest HRCT manifestations in patients with COVID-19 are related to patient’s age, and HRCT signs may be milder in younger patients.