Chest CT Findings after 4 Months from the Onset of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series

• Main Authors: Luigi Urciuoli, Elvira Guerriero
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
• Series: Diagnostics
• Subjects: COVID-19; chest CT; follow-up; 4 months
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/899

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although the reference standard for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), computed tomography (CT) is recommended for both initial evaluation and follow-up. There is a growing body of published evidence about CT evolution during the course of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we report six confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients who underwent unenhanced chest CT on admission and after 4 months from the onset of symptoms. Chest-CT at first admission showed the typical CT features of COVID-19. Interestingly, the follow-up CT revealed the persistence of lung abnormalities in five cases even if all the patients were completely asymptomatic. Further studies are needed for a comprehensive understanding of the disease progression and the resulting late imaging modifications.