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Table 3 Radiological patterns of pulmonary abnormalities of CT scans

From: Clinical features of pulmonary cryptococcosis among patients with different levels of peripheral blood CD4+ T lymphocyte counts

 

CD4 ≤ 378/μL

N = 33 (%)

CD4 > 378/μL

N = 34 (%)

P value

Distribution of lesions

 Solitary (single lung)

4 (12.1)

7 (20.6)

0.173

 Multiple (single lung)

15 (45.5)

11 (32.4)

0.271

 Multiple (bilateral lung)

14 (42.4)

16 (47.1)

0.703

 Adjacent to the pleura

28 (84.8)

30 (88.2)

0.962

Lesion characterization

 Nodule or mass

18 (54.5)

27 (79.4)

0.030

 Consolidations

10 (30.3)

15 (44.1)

0.205

 Mixed alterations

4 (12.1)

8 (23.5)

0.223

 Cavitations

17 (51.5)

5 (14.7)

0.001

 Halo sign

6 (18.2)

15 (44.1)

0.022

Pleural effusion

4 (12.1)

2 (5.9)

0.641