Clinical characteristics and CT signs of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the elderly

The CT findings of 36 elderly patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)were analyzed to provide imaging diagnostic basis for clin diagnosis Methods: The clin date and chest CT images of 36 elderly patients with pos new coronavirus nucleic acid admitted to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University were retrospectively analyzed Results:: Elderly COVID-19 patients had more underlying diseases, with more complicated clin symptoms than young patients, including fever (77 8%), cough (55 6%), and dyspnea (52 8%);CT signs are characterized by diversity and multi-focus, mainly showing the coexistence of ground-glass shadow and consolidation shadow (72 2%), mostly located in the outer lung field of bilateral lung (69 4%), and the air bronchus sign (58 3%) in the lesions COVID-19 in the elderly progresses relatively fast, and severe patients were more common, and 55 6% patients were male Conclusion:: CT images of elderly COVID-19 patients have certain characteristics Chest thin-section CT is helpful for early diagnosis and provides an effective supplement to nucleic acid detection for SARS-CoV-2