CT Manifestations of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia: A Case Report

Balkan Medical Journal
Peng AnYong Wang

Abstract

Since December 2019, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has impacted nearly >90,000 people in more than 75 countries. In this case report, we aim to define the chest computed tomography findings of 2019-novel coronavirus associated with pneumonia and its successful resolution after treatment. A fifty-year-old female patient, who is a businesswoman, presented with chief complaints of “fever for one week, diarrhea, anorexia, and asthenia.” Initially, she was given Tamiflu. The influenza A virus serology was negative. Three days later, levofloxacin was started because the patient’s symptoms did not improve. The novel coronavirus nucleic acid test was negative. It was noted that before the onset of the disease, the patient went to Wuhan on a business trip. Despite the given treatment, her body temperature rose to 39.2°C and she was referred to our clinic for further evaluation. Then, chest computed tomography was performed and showed bilateral multifocal ground glass opacities with consolidation which suggested viral pneumonia as a differential diagnosis, and the subsequent 2019-novel coronavirus pneumonia nucleic acid test was positive. Chest computed tomography offers fast and convenient evaluation of patients with suspected 2...Continue Reading

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Apr 28, 2020·British Journal of Hospital Medicine·Peng An, Bo Liu
Dec 10, 2020·Radiology Research and Practice·Amin SaburiMostafa Ghanei
Mar 9, 2021·Technology and Health Care : Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine·Yingjian YeBo Liu
Mar 27, 2021·Current Hypertension Reports·Premjith GathiramJagidesa Moodley
Nov 3, 2020·European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology·Mengna ZhangJing Liu
Jun 28, 2021·Computers in Biology and Medicine·Shahabedin NabaviHamidreza Saligheh Rad
Jul 30, 2020·European Journal of Pharmacology·Ankit AwasthiAnkit Kumar

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