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Table 4 Lesion distribution and morphology on imaging of patients with different immune status

From: Clinical features of cryptococcosis in patients with different immune statuses: a multicenter study in Jiangsu Province–China

 

Total N = 255 (%)

IC N = 169 (%)

MID N = 43 (%)

SID N = 43 (%)

P value

Distribution (1)

 Solitary

70 (27.5)

55 (32.5)

10 (23.3)

5 (11.6)

0.007 (SID vs. IC)

 Multiple

167 (65.5)

107 (63.3)

31 (72.1)

29 (67.4)

0.534

 Diffuse

18 (7.1)

7 (4.1)

2 (4.7)

9 (20.9)

 < 0.001 (*)

Distribution (2)

 Subpleural

157/216 (72.7)

115/158 (72.8)

22/34 (64.7)

20/24 (83.3)

0.292

 Hilar or medial belt

59/216 (27.3)

43/158 (27.2)

12/34 (35.3)

4/24 (16.7)

 

Morphology

     

 Nodule < 1 cm

73/216 (33.8)

53/158 (31.4)

13/34 (38.2)

7/24 (29.2)

 

 Nodule/Lump 1–5 cm

94/216 (43.5)

61/158 (38.6)

17/34 (50.0)

16/24 (66.7)

0.025 (SID vs. IC)

 Lump > 5 cm

28/216 (13.0)

26/158 (15.4)

2/34 (5.9)

0

0.028 (SID vs. IC)

 Consolidation

23/216 (10.7)

20/158 (11.8)

2/34 (5.9)

1/24 (4.2)

 

 Cavity

5/216 (2.3)

4/158 (2.4)

1/34 (2.9)

0

 

 Tree-in-bud pattern; halo sign

5/216 (2.3)

4/158 (2.4)

0

1/24 (4.2)

 

 Pleural effusion

15/216 (6.9)

4/158 (2.4)

3/34 (8.8)

8/24 (33.3)

 < 0.001 (*)

  1. *SID vs. IC/MID