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. 2020 Oct 14;46:153. doi: 10.1186/s13052-020-00917-1

Table 2.

CT imaging presentations of COVID-19 in children

CT imaging presentations No. %
Distribution in lobes
 Right upper lobe 2 18.1
 Right middle lobe 1 9.1
 Right lower lobe 6 54.5
 Left upper lobe 5 45.5
 Left lower lobe 8 72.7
Lobes involved
 One lobe 5 45.5
 Two lobes 4 36.4
 Three lobes 0 0.0
 Four lobes 1 9.1
 Five lobes 1 9.1
 Only the right lung 1 9.1
 Only the left lung 5 45.5
 Both lungs 5 45.5
Distribution in the lungs
 Anterior 1 9.1
 Posterior 8 72.7
 Anterior and posterior 2 18.2
 Peripheral 6 54.5
 Central 2 18.2
 Peripheral and central 3 27.3
Imaging presentations within lungs
 Ground glass opacity 10 90.9
 Patchy high density 6 54.5
 Consolidation 3 27.3
 Enlarged bronchovascular bundles 7 63.6
 Along bronchus 5 45.5
Imaging presentations outside the lung
 Enlarged mediastinal nodes 0 0.0
 Enlarged hilum nodes 2 18.2
 Pleural effusion 0 0.0