Characterization of tomographic findings in patients with COVID 19 and suspected pulmonary fibrosis

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Keywords, coronavirus infections, sequelae, COVID-19, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease

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Introduction: The tomographic evaluation of the thorax allows us to know the complications in patients with COVID-19, pulmonary fibrosis being one of the most feared, due to its impact on lung function.

Objective: To characterize the tomographic findings in patients with COVID-19 and suspected pulmonary fibrosis.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive observational study was carried out at the Cuban Hospital in Qatar, between April 2020 and April 2021, the universe consisted of 129 patients with COVID 19, the sample was made up of 85 patients with radiographic suspicion of Pulmonary Fibrosis. The information was obtained from the medical records. Bioethical principles were taken into account.

Results: The male sex prevailed, the age group of 45-59 years. The ground glass pattern was the most frequent in 60% of the cases. There were tomographic signs of Pulmonary Fibrosis in 58.62%, with diagnosis in advanced phase, moderate extension, bilateral and diffuse location. Multilobar involvement was the most frequent in patients with evident fibrosis and in those with doubtful pulmonary fibrosis.

Conclusions: Male patients aged between 45-59 years predominated. The ground glass pattern was the most frequent.

In more than half of the patients, signs of pulmonary fibrosis were evidenced in the advanced phase of COVID -19, with moderate extension.

Bilateral and diffuse localization predominated. Multilobar involvement was the most frequent in patients with evident fibrosis and in those with doubtful pulmonary fibrosis.

The contribution of this research lies in the fact that with the characterization of the tomographic findings in patients with COVID 19, future complications are prevented.

Keywords: coronavirus infections; sequelae; COVID-19; pulmonary fibrosis; interstitial lung disease

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Rolando Dornes Ramón, Hospital Provincial genaral Docente Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola. Ciego de Avila.

Especialista de Segundo Grado en Imagenología

Yunelkys Martínez Castro, Policlínico Rural Pedro Ballester, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Residente de tercer año en Medicina General Integral. Doctora en Medicina

Aymé Alberna Cardoso, Hospital Provincial genaral Docente Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola. Ciego de Avila.,

Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer. Especialista de Primer Grado en Cardiología y Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente.

Yordany Vázquez Mora, Hospital Provincial genaral Docente Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola. Ciego de Avila.,

Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer. Especialista de Primer Grado en Imagenología. Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Auxiliar. Investigador Agregado. 

Damavys López Baró, Hospital Provincial genaral Docente Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola. Ciego de Avila.,

Especialista de Primer Grado en Microbiología y Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente. Hospital General Provincial Docente "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola". Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Yander Izaguirre Campillo, . Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Dr. José Assef Yara. Ciego de Ávila

Estudiante de 4to año de Medicina, alumno ayudante de Cardiología

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2022-12-31

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Dornes Ramón R, Martínez Castro Y, Alberna Cardoso A, Vázquez Mora Y, López Baró D, Izaguirre Campillo Y. Characterization of tomographic findings in patients with COVID 19 and suspected pulmonary fibrosis. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 31 [cited 2025 Jul. 8];61(4). Available from: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/2826

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