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Key findings #1
Key findings #2
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Key findings #1
Key findings #2
Name a typical complication of viral pneumonia.
Bacterial superinfection with e.g. gram-positive cocci.
How is viral pneumonia treated?
Treatment includes supportive care (oxygen, hydration, bedrest etc.), treatment of other comorbidities and possible coexisting bacterial types of pneumonia and antiviral therapy.
Key findings:
- irregular areas of consolidation along the bronchovascular bundles pronounced in middle and lower lobes (arrows)
- diffuse ground-glass opacities again along and around the broncho-vascular bundles (red arrowheads), areas with interlobar thickening (blue arrowheads), and bronchial wall thickening (orange arrows)
- combinations of ground-glass opacities and consolidation (blue arrows)