Differences in clinical characteristics and prognosis of Penicilliosis among HIV-negative patients with or without underlying disease in Southern China: a retrospective study

Table 4 High-resolution computed tomography characteristics of penicilliosis among HIV-negative patients with and without underlying disease

Variables	Group D (N = 18)	Group ND (N = 25)	P-values
-Normal	4 (22.22 %)	2 (8 %)	0.218
-Interstitial infiltration	9 (50 %)	9 (36 %)	0.359
-Alveolar infiltration	10 (55.56 %)	13 (52 %)	0.818
-Pleural effusion	9 (50 %)	12 (48 %)	0.897
-Cavitary lesion	3 (16.67 %)	1 (4 %)	0.158
-Peritoneal effusion	6 (33.33 %)	8 (32 %)	0.927
Osteolytic bone destruction	8 (44.44 %)	6 (24 %)	0.198

Patients with Penicillium marneffei infection were divided into two groups; Group D included patients with underlying disease, and Group ND included patients without underlying disease
Data are presented as n (%)

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