Table 3 Comparison of imaging features of between two groups of patients with cryptococcosis [n(%)]
Feature | Group | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Immunocompromised group (n = 24) | Immunocompetent group (n = 26) | |||
Distributed | ||||
Central type | 0 | 1 (3.85) | ||
Peripheral type | 22 (91.67) | 25 (96.15) | 0.446 | 0.602 |
No abnormality | 2 (8.33) | 0 | ||
Left lung | 13 (54.17) | 14 (53.85) | 0.017 | 0.897 |
Right lung | 18 (75.00) | 20 (76.92) | 0.025 | 0.873 |
Left upper lobe of left lung | 3 (12.50) | 3 (11.54) | 0.011 | 1.000a,b |
Lower left leaf | 10 (41.67) | 11 (42.31) | 0.002 | 0.963a |
Upper right leaf | 4 (16.67) | 3 (11.54) | 0.273 | 0.697a,b |
Lower right leaf | 12 (50.00) | 15 (57.69) | 0.297 | 0.586a |
Right middle lobe | 2 (8.33) | 2 (7.69) | 0.007 | 1.000a,b |
Performance | ||||
Single nodule | 6 (25.00) | 5 (19.23) | 0.262 | 0.609 |
Multiple nodules | 12 (50.00) | 15 (57.69) | 0.300 | 0.584 |
Pneumonia-like consolidation | 4 (16.67) | 11 (42.31) | 3.994 | 0.063b |
Invasive shadow | 5 (20.83) | 3 (11.54) | 0.836 | 0.451b |
Cable shadow | 4 (16.67) | 6 (23.08) | 0.314 | 0.725b |
Halo sign | 12 (50.00) | 19 (73.08) | 3.166 | 0.075 |
Bronchial inflation sign | 2 (8.33) | 13 (50.00) | 10.613 | 0.001b |
Pleural effusion | 1 (4.17) | 2 (7.69) | 0.270 | 1.000b |
Hollow | 1 (4.17) | 2 (7.69) | 0.270 | 1.000b |
Swollen lymph nodes | 0 | 1 | ||