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Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate High-Resolution CT (HRCT) findings in SARS-CoV-2-related ARDS survivors treated with prolonged low-dose methylprednisolone after hospital discharge. Methods: A total of 44 consecutive patients (M: 32, F: 12, average age: 64), hospitalised in our...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8432464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501430 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173985 |
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author | Baratella, Elisa Ruaro, Barbara Marrocchio, Cristina Starvaggi, Natalia Salton, Francesco Giudici, Fabiola Quaia, Emilio Confalonieri, Marco Cova, Maria Assunta |
author_facet | Baratella, Elisa Ruaro, Barbara Marrocchio, Cristina Starvaggi, Natalia Salton, Francesco Giudici, Fabiola Quaia, Emilio Confalonieri, Marco Cova, Maria Assunta |
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description | Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate High-Resolution CT (HRCT) findings in SARS-CoV-2-related ARDS survivors treated with prolonged low-dose methylprednisolone after hospital discharge. Methods: A total of 44 consecutive patients (M: 32, F: 12, average age: 64), hospitalised in our department from April to September 2020 for SARS-CoV-2-related ARDS, who had a postdischarge CT scan, were enrolled into this retrospective study. We reviewed the electronic medical charts to collect laboratory, clinical, and demographic data. The CT findings were evaluated and classified according to lung segmental distribution. The imaging findings were correlated with spirometry results and included ground glass opacities (GGOs), consolidations, reticulations, bronchiectasis/bronchiolectasis, linear bands, and loss of pulmonary volume. Results: Alterations in the pulmonary parenchyma were observed in 97.7% of patients at HRCT (median time lapse between ARDS diagnosis and HRCT: 2.8 months, range 0.9 to 6.7). The most common findings were linear bands (84%), followed by GGOs (75%), reticulations (34%), bronchiolectasis (32%), consolidations (30%), bronchiectasis (30%) and volume loss (25%). They had a symmetric distribution, and both lower lobes were the most affected areas. Conclusions: A reticular pattern with a posterior distribution was observed 3 months after discharge from severe COVID-19 pneumonia, and this differs from previously described postCOVID-19 fibrotic-like changes. We hypothesized that the systematic use of prolonged low-dose of corticosteroid could be the main reason of this different CT scan appearance. |
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spelling | pubmed-84324642021-09-11 Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy Baratella, Elisa Ruaro, Barbara Marrocchio, Cristina Starvaggi, Natalia Salton, Francesco Giudici, Fabiola Quaia, Emilio Confalonieri, Marco Cova, Maria Assunta J Clin Med Article Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate High-Resolution CT (HRCT) findings in SARS-CoV-2-related ARDS survivors treated with prolonged low-dose methylprednisolone after hospital discharge. Methods: A total of 44 consecutive patients (M: 32, F: 12, average age: 64), hospitalised in our department from April to September 2020 for SARS-CoV-2-related ARDS, who had a postdischarge CT scan, were enrolled into this retrospective study. We reviewed the electronic medical charts to collect laboratory, clinical, and demographic data. The CT findings were evaluated and classified according to lung segmental distribution. The imaging findings were correlated with spirometry results and included ground glass opacities (GGOs), consolidations, reticulations, bronchiectasis/bronchiolectasis, linear bands, and loss of pulmonary volume. Results: Alterations in the pulmonary parenchyma were observed in 97.7% of patients at HRCT (median time lapse between ARDS diagnosis and HRCT: 2.8 months, range 0.9 to 6.7). The most common findings were linear bands (84%), followed by GGOs (75%), reticulations (34%), bronchiolectasis (32%), consolidations (30%), bronchiectasis (30%) and volume loss (25%). They had a symmetric distribution, and both lower lobes were the most affected areas. Conclusions: A reticular pattern with a posterior distribution was observed 3 months after discharge from severe COVID-19 pneumonia, and this differs from previously described postCOVID-19 fibrotic-like changes. We hypothesized that the systematic use of prolonged low-dose of corticosteroid could be the main reason of this different CT scan appearance. MDPI 2021-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8432464/ /pubmed/34501430 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173985 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Baratella, Elisa Ruaro, Barbara Marrocchio, Cristina Starvaggi, Natalia Salton, Francesco Giudici, Fabiola Quaia, Emilio Confalonieri, Marco Cova, Maria Assunta Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy |
title | Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy |
title_full | Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy |
title_fullStr | Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy |
title_full_unstemmed | Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy |
title_short | Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy |
title_sort | interstitial lung disease at high resolution ct after sars-cov-2-related acute respiratory distress syndrome according to pulmonary segmental anatomy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8432464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501430 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173985 |
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