Relationship of chest CT score with clinical characteristics of 108 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China.

Jie ZhangGuangping MengWei LiBingqing ShiHongna DongZhenzhong SuQian HuangPeng Gao

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

COVID-19 infection is characterized by a systemic inflammatory response that affects the lungs, blood, digestive system, and circulatory systems. The chest CT score is a good indicator of the extent of systemic inflammation. Glucocorticoid treatment appears to reduce systemic inflammation in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
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magnetic resonance imaging
patient reported outcomes
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