A Review of Radiographic Findings in Sars-Cov-2 Patients
Denise Freitas Santana
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Kárita Amanda Ribeiro de Melo
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Agrinazio Geraldo Nascimento Neto *
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Wellington Carlos da Silva
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Fábio Alves dos Santos
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Amanda Aguiar Barros
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Maisa Adriele Nalves da Silva
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Lívia Gomes de Oliveira
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Leidimar da Silva Carvalho
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Taynara Dantas Batista
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Larissa Lima dos Santos
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Bianca de Andrade Nery
Department of Medicine, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Murilo de Sousa Reis
Department of Medicine, University of Gurupi (UnirG), Av. Rio de Janeiro, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
Yan de Lima Borges
Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Higher Education Raimundo Sá, Picos-Piauí, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: At the end of 2019, more specifically in December, the outbreak of the new coronavirus - Sars-Cov-2, which caused pneumonia, emerged in Wuhan, and soon spread throughout China, where researchers began to suspect a possible pandemic. , being a disease that causes a deficiency of structures of the respiratory system, leading to alterations in breathing functions, with respiratory muscle deficiencies and exercise tolerance. During the pandemic peak still in Wuhan, the main radiographic findings in hospitalized patients revealed bilateral opacity on computed tomography (CT) examination, lobular and subsegmental consolidation areas, ground-glass opacities, consolidation with rounded morphology, and peripheral pulmonary distribution.
Aims: Analyze through the available literature review the main radiological alterations caused by Sars-Cov-2.
Methodology: This is an integrative literature review using PubMed, Scielo, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic databases. Inclusion criteria were complete and original articles in English and Portuguese. Duplicates and other literature reviews were excluded.
Results: Radiographic findings are different in the early and advanced phases of the disease, but characteristic signs such as the matte glass pattern were found in both phases.
Conclusion: The radiographic findings of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 are not the main criteria for clinical diagnosis, but knowledge of characteristic symptoms is fundamental. Therefore, the multidisciplinary team must discuss the radiological findings most common to the virus, this will directly aid early diagnosis, in addition to reducing the high mortality rates globally.
Keywords: Imaging, covid-19, radiography, lungs.