CT Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pneumonia and Influenza Virus Pneumonia: A Comparative Study
Liaoyi Lin, Gangze Fu, Shuangli Chen, Jiejie Tao, Andan Qian, Yunjun Yang, Meihao Wang
Abstract
Most lesions in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were located in the peripheral zone and close to the pleura, whereas influenza virus pneumonia was more prone to show mucoid impaction and pleural effusion. However, differentiating between COVID-19 pneumonia and influenza virus pneumonia in clinical practice remains difficult.
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MedicinePneumoniaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyCoronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirusBetacoronavirusPandemicViral pneumoniaDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyInternal medicineOutbreakCOVID-19 diagnosis using AICOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research