Table 2.
Chest CT Scan Findings | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Location of infiltrates | ||
No infiltrates | 7 | 2.5 |
One lobe in 1 lung | 57 | 20.2 |
Two lobes in 1 lung | 9 | 3.2 |
Two lobes in both lungs | 25 | 8.9 |
Three lobes in both lungs | 30 | 10.6 |
Diffuse infiltrations in both lungs | 154 | 54.6 |
Characteristics of lesions | ||
None | 6 | 2.1 |
Bullae | 1 | 0.4 |
Patch shadow | 8 | 2.8 |
Nodules | 9 | 3.2 |
Ground-glass opacity | 215 | 76.2 |
Ground-glass opacity, and consolidation fibrosis | 3 | 1.1 |
Ground-glass opacity, and pleural effusion | 2 | 0.7 |
Ground-glass opacity, pleural effusion, and consolidation fibrosis | 36 | 12.8 |
Pleural effusion | 2 | 0.7 |
Outcome | ||
No pneumonia during the whole course of infection | 6 | 2.1 |
Completely cured on discharge | 4 | 1.4 |
Residual infiltrates without fibrosis | 233 | 82.6 |
Residual infiltrates and, consolidation fibrosis | 39 | 13.8 |
Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.