COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Khalid Alhusseiny
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fever and sore throat for few days. No history of recent travel.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
ct

Multiple bilateral pulmonary ground glass opacities are seen, more predominant at lower lung lobes.

Case Discussion

This male patient presented with fever and upper respiratory tract symptoms to ER. Clinical triaging was suspicious for COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient underwent CT scan which revealed bilateral pulmonary ground glass opacities that are commonly seen with COVID-19 pneumonia, that was subsequently confirmed by a nasopharyngeal swab.

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