Lung Abnormalities in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: An Analysis of Paired Computed Tomography Scans Before and After Infection

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Background: Studies on the pulmonary consequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are impeded by limited access to pre-SARS-CoV-2 examinations. Methods: We invited Copenhagen General Population Study participants with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test during the first and second coronavirus disease 2019 waves in Denmark for a repeat chest computed tomography (CT) scan. Paired CT scans were independently assessed for interstitial and noninterstitial abnormalities by 2 trained radiologists. A semiquantitative CT score (ranging from 0 to 20) was used to quantify the extent of interstitial abnormalities. Results: Of 111 SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals, 102 (91.2%) experienced symptoms and 12 (11.2%) were hospitalized. Follow-up examination was performed at median of 5.4 (interquartile range, 4.1-7.8) months after a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. Of 67 individuals with paired CT scans, ground glass opacities and reticulation were present in 31 (46.3%) individuals post-SARS-CoV-2 compared to 23 (34.1%) pre-SARS-CoV-2 (mean CT score, 3.0 vs 1.3; P =. 011). Results were similar for nonhospitalized individuals. We did not detect development of bronchiectasis, emphysema, or nodules. Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 infection in predominantly nonhospitalized individuals with mild disease was associated with a small increase in only interstitial lung abnormalities.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummerofac596
TidsskriftOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Vol/bind9
Udgave nummer11
Antal sider8
ISSN2328-8957
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Research Council of Rigshospitalet, AP Moller og Hustru Chastine McKinney Mollers Fond, the Danish Heart Foundation, and the Brodie Foundation.

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© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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