Comparison of the clinical manifestations and chest CT findings of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 3 Lesion distributions in PC patients, according to thin-section chest CT

Lesion distributions	Immunocompromised patients				Immunocompetent patients
Lesion distributions	tN	Rate (%)	95% CI	I² (%)	tN	Rate (%)	95% CI	I² (%)
Bilateral lung distribution	178	50.0	36.2–64.7	60.4	157	30.4	18.6–42.1	57.1
Peripheral distribution	78	62.5	37.9–87.1	79.3	113	73.5	50.1–97.0	90.3
Upper lung involvement	129	53.8	34.5–73.2	67.1	115	40.8	28.2–53.4	48.6
Middle lung involvement	129	20.0	0.00–42.8	87.6	115	17.1	4.8–29.4	59.9
Lower lung involvement	129	71.8	55.5–88.0	57.7	115	78.6	70.6–86.5	11.6

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