PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 INFECTION POST-SIX MONTHS

Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 2022 , Pages 385-394

Authors

Nsar Jamal Abdalla 1 ; Kosar Mohamed Ali 2 ; Kamaran Amin Karadakhy 2

1 Kurdistan Respiratory Medicine Board Candidate, Shahid Hemn Hospital, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10382

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Abstract

Background
COVID-19 has been linked to a wide range of long-term respiratory consequences after the initial illness, both
clinically and radiologically..
Objectives
To find the prevalence of post covid respiratory complications and their relation with HRCT findings after six
months from infection.
Material and Methods
This cohort study was conducted in different Sulaimani city’s COVID-19 centers from September 1st to
November 30, 2021; a total of 100 patients (65 male and 35 female), a mean age of 45.5 (18-91 years old) were
randomly collected. All patients had High-Resolution CT during acute infection, followed by second HRCT 6
months after the initial infection.
Results
Among 100 cases in the study, 64% of the patients have one or more chest symptoms, particularly cough (40%)
and dyspnea (31%). Regardless of the age and comorbid illnesses, cough and chest tightness are predominantly
found among female patients; moderately infected patients are more prone to have post-COVID symptoms
than others (p-value 0.003 except for hemoptysis was 0.013). Concerning HRCT findings most common initial
HRCT findings were ground glass opacity at 100%, consolidation49%, and reticulation at 46%, while on the
follow-up scan, reticulation was the predominant finding at 44%. In addition, a significant correlation was
found between cough and dyspnea with consolidation, crazy paving, and reticulation (p-value <0.001).
Conclusion
Cough and dyspnea are predominant features after six months and significantly correlate with HRCT findings
of consolidation, crazy paving, and reticulation during active disease; smoking is not a risk factor for pulmonary
complications.

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