Radiology Business July 31, 2024
COVID-19 survivors with diabetes may require long-term monitoring of lung abnormalities, according to new research published July 27 in Academic Radiology [1].
During the early stages of the pandemic, diabetes was associated with higher mortality, disease severity and worse prognosis. Chinese radiology experts sought to better understand the lasting effects of this phenomenon, conducting a prospective study among nearly 300 patients who had recovered from the coronavirus.
At the three-year mark, individuals with diabetes had higher incidence of respiratory symptoms, lung abnormalities on CT scans, and problems moving oxygen into the blood. Factors including diabetes, allergies, being female, fibrotic-like changes on chest imaging, and suffering severe COVID were all independent predictors of lingering lung problems, experts noted.
“These...
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