What is the relation between imaging changes and prognosis?
It seems that progressive deterioration of imaging changes despite medical treatment is associated with a poor prognosis.
What are the most critical risk factors for a poor outcome?
The most critical risk factors for poor outcome are increasing age, male sex, and obesity.
What is the prognosis for COVID-19 - SARS-CoV-2 infection?
The death rate ranges from 1% to 2%, depending on the country. The majority of the fatalities occur in patients over 50 years.
What are some of the differential diagnosis of COVID-19?
Some of the differential diagnosis of COVID-19 are: • viral pneumonia • atypical bacterial pneumonia • community-acquired pneumonia • pulmonary edema • interstitial lung disease • drug-induced pneumonitides • neutropenic sepsis • aspiration pneumonitis • pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
What is viral pneumonia that can make a differential diagnosis with COVID-19?
The most critical differential diagnosis includes a wide range of respiratory disorders such as adenovírus, influenza, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial vírus, rhinovirus, and other vírus diseases.
CT shows improvement in the consolidations and ground-glass opacities, with some residual lesions and subpleural parenchymal bands in both lungs, usually found at the late/absorption stage (stage 4).