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. 2022 Jul 23;14(15):3598. doi: 10.3390/cancers14153598

Table 3.

Clinical and radiographic findings of COVID-19 pneumonia, immune-checkpoint pneumonitis, and radiation pneumonitis.

COVID-19 Pneumonia Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor
Pneumonitis
Radiation Therapy Induced
Pneumonitis
Cough, fever, dyspnea Cough, fever, dyspnea Cough, fever, dyspnea
Bilateral involvement Bilateral involvement Unilateral, near treatment site
Ground glass opacities with reticular pattern, patchy consolidations, fibrotic and subpleural lines Ground glass opacities, patchy peripheral consolidations, centrilobular nodules, interstitial and interseptal lobular thickening, volume loss, and traction bronchiectasis Ground glass opacities, volume loss, linear fibrosis, consolidation, and traction bronchiectasis
High D-dimers, CRP, IL-6 and sIL-2R, and lymphopenia High CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation, neutrophils, and lymphocytes High CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation, ferritin and D-dimer, and lymphopenia
Can lead to ARDS Can progress to ARDS Can progress to ARDS