Open AccessCT findings in sequel of COVID-19 pneumonia and its complications
Author(s) -
Mandeep Garg,
Nidhi Prabhakar,
Harsimran Bhatia,
Sahajal Dhooria,
Uma Debi,
Valliapan Muthu,
Muniraju Maralkunte,
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal,
Ritesh Agarwal,
Sandhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjr|open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2513-9878
DOI - 10.1259/bjro.20210055
Subject(s) - honeycombing , medicine , bronchiectasis , covid-19 , pneumonia , lung , radiology , parenchyma , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
A significant number of patients after initial recovery from COVID-19 continue to experience lingering symptoms of the disease that may last for weeks or even months. Lungs being the most commonly affected organ by COVID-19, bear the major brunt of the disease and thus it is imperative to be aware of the evolution of the pulmonary parenchymal changes over time. CT chest is the imaging modality of choice to evaluate post-COVID lungs. Persistent ground-glass opacities, septal thickening, parenchymal bands, crazy-paving, traction bronchiectasis and consolidation constitute the commonly encountered imaging patterns seen on CT in post-COVID-19 lungs. Few vulnerable patients can develop lung fibrosis and show honeycombing on CT. Additionally, many complications like superadded infections (bacterial and fungal), pulmonary thromboembolism and pseudoaneurysm formation are also being reported. In the present pictorial review, we have tried to show the entire CT spectrum of sequelae of COVID-19 pneumonia and commonly associated infections and vascular complications.