Chest CT Shows Lung Abnormalities Two Years after COVID (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Chest CT Shows Lung Abnormalities Two Years after COVID

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Serial transverse CT scans in a 65-year-old man with severe COVID-19. (A) CT scan obtained on day 23 after onset of symptoms showed diffuse ground-glass opacities (arrow heads) combined with subpleural consolidation (*) at the left upper lobe. (B) Image obtained at 6-month follow up showed subpleural primarily ground-glass opacity in the anterior upper lobe of the left lung along with minor bronchiectasis (white arrow). (C, D) Images obtained at 12-month and 2-year follow up showed presence of subtle, subpleural honeycombing at the same area (black arrows). This patient complained of ongoing exertional dyspnea and showed a mild diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (74%) at 2-year follow up.

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