A Review of Radiographic Findings in Sars-Cov-2 Patients | International Neuropsychiatric Disease..

Introduction: At the end of 2019, specifically in December, a new coronavirus, Sars-Cov-2, which caused pneumonia, emerged in Wuhan and quickly spread across China, prompting fears of a pandemic., being a disease that causes a deficiency of respiratory system structures, leading to alterations in breathing functions, with respiratory muscle deficiencies and exercise tolerance.

The major radiographic findings in hospitalised patients during the height of the pandemic in Wuhan were bilateral opacity on computed tomography (CT) inspection, lobular and subsegmental consolidation regions, ground-glass opacities, consolidation with rounded morphology, and peripheral pulmonary distribution.

Aims: Study the key radiological alterations caused by Sars-Cov-2 using the available literature.

Methodology: PubMed, Scielo, Google Scholar, and Microsoft Academic databases were used to conduct an integrative literature review. Full and original articles in English and Portuguese were needed for inclusion. Duplicates and other analyses of the literature were excluded.

Results: Although radiographic findings vary in the early and advanced stages of the disease, common signs such as the matte glass pattern can be seen in both.

Conclusion: While radiographic findings in COVID-19 patients are not the most important criterion for clinical diagnosis, awareness of the disease's symptoms is essential. As a result, the multidisciplinary team must address the most common radiological observations associated with the virus; this will aid early diagnosis while also lowering global mortality rates.

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