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Chest x-ray resolution after SARS-CoV-2 infection
Aim To analyse the resolution of chest X-ray findings in relation
to laboratory parameters in patients infected with acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a two- month followup. Analysis of chest X-ray findings in the first few months after
the disease is the main goal of our work.
Methods Out of the total of 343 patients chest X-ray findings
were followed in 269 patients. Patients were divided into groups
according to the severity of findings. D-dimer, inflammatory markers, blood cell count, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were
analysed. Chest X-ray was analysed during the hospitalization
on the day of admission, on the third, the seventh and the fourteenth day (scoring method was used). After discharge chest X-ray
was performed in a two-week follow-up, then after one and two
months, and after three months if necessary.
Results Incomplete chest X-ray resolution was identified in 24
(39.34%) patients with severe, 27 (22.31 %) patients with moderate and in three (3.91%) patients with mild findings. Statistical significance was established in overall score by comparison between all groups (p<0.001), and in the moderate compared to the mild
group (p=0.0051). The difference of NLR in the severe compared
to the moderate group was observed (p=0.0021) and in the severe
group compared to the mild group (p=0.00013).
Conclusion Chest X-ray findings persisted mostly in the severe
group followed by the moderate and mild ones. Long-term followup is necessary for the appropriate treatment and prevention of
fibrosis, and reduction of symptoms