ALLAM, A., Abdel- Sadek, S., Mohammad, E., Abdelsatar, S. (2023). Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data. Benha Medical Journal, 40(Annual conference issue), 111-124. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.188905.1756
AMIRA MOHAMED ALLAM; Sara Abdel- Aal Abdel- Sadek; Etemad Abd-Elsalam Mohammad; Sherif Ahmed Abdelsatar. "Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data". Benha Medical Journal, 40, Annual conference issue, 2023, 111-124. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.188905.1756
ALLAM, A., Abdel- Sadek, S., Mohammad, E., Abdelsatar, S. (2023). 'Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data', Benha Medical Journal, 40(Annual conference issue), pp. 111-124. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.188905.1756
ALLAM, A., Abdel- Sadek, S., Mohammad, E., Abdelsatar, S. Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data. Benha Medical Journal, 2023; 40(Annual conference issue): 111-124. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.188905.1756
Multi Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) of the Chest in Post Covid Patients and Its Correlation with Clinical Data
1Assistant Professor of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University
2Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University
3Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University
4Lecturer of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University
Abstract
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