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Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Radiologic imaging, especially thin slice CT, has important roles in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. This study aimed to assess the role of MDCT in the diagnosis and follow up of radiological changes of post-covid patients and correlating them to clinical data. Methods: This prospective cohort study included 50 patients with confirmed covid 19 admitted to Benha university hospitals over a period of 6 months. MDCT was done for all patient group after COVID 19 infection and after at least 3 months to evaluate and diagnose post COVID symptoms Results: Incidence of Post COVID symptoms was 14 (28%), Post covid clinical grading; Grade 0 was found in 36 (72%) patients, Grade1 in 7(14%) patients, Grade 2 in 5 (10%) patients, Grade 3 in 1 (2%) patient and Grade 4 in 1 (2%) patient. Post covid MDCT finding was normal in 32 (64%) patients, pulmonary fibrosis in 10(20%) patients, residual consolidation in 1 (2%) patient, residual GGO in 5 (10%) patients and fibrosis with consolidation in 2(4%). Correlation between acute stage COVID- MDCT findings and incidence of Post covid Symptoms was significant for Consolidation. There was a statistically significant correlation between post COVID MDCT findings and clinical grading (P

DOI

10.21608/bmfj.2023.188905.1756

Keywords

multi detector computed tomography, chest, COVID-19, Clinical data

Authors

First Name

AMIRA

Last Name

ALLAM

MiddleName

MOHAMED

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

Email

amrhoc@yahoo.com

City

BENHA

Orcid

0000-0003-3976-9899

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Abdel- Sadek

MiddleName

Abdel- Aal

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

Email

saraabdelaal1989@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Etemad

Last Name

Mohammad

MiddleName

Abd-Elsalam

Affiliation

Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

Email

etemadabdelsalam2@gmail.com

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First Name

Sherif

Last Name

Abdelsatar

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Lecturer of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

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sh.elrefai@yahoo.com

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0009-0001-3714-4724

Volume

40

Article Issue

Annual conference issue

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40169

Issue Date

2023-03-01

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2023-01-25

Publish Date

2023-03-01

Page Start

111

Page End

124

Print ISSN

1110-208X

Online ISSN

2357-0016

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787

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Benha Medical Journal

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Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data

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24 Dec 2024