作者
Yusuf Lawal, Mustapha Shuaibu Hikima, Mohammad Abba Suwaid, Mohammed Kabir Saleh, Anas Ismail, Mansur Adamu Yahuza, Abdu Hamisu Dambatta, Kabir Isyaku, Donzomga Donga Sambo, Mukhtar Muhammad
发表日期
2020/7/1
期刊
Journal of Radiation Medicine in the Tropics
卷号
1
期号
2
页码范围
61-66
出版商
Medknow
简介
Background:
COVID-19, a zoonotic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, is responsible for the pandemic of 2020. Despite the availability and usefulness of chest radiographs (CXR) in diagnosis and monitoring of suspected as well as infected patients with COVID-19, there is paucity of studies about imaging findings in COVID-19 from Sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria.
Aim:
This study aims to describe the findings and correlates of chest radiographic appearances in COVID-19 pneumonia at Kano, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods:
This was a retrospective study conducted at radiology units of four radiology diagnostic facilities that were very active during the peak period of the pandemic in Kano metropolis. All patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection and also underwent chest radiographic examinations at these facilities were included. The findings considered in the evaluation were …
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