COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar Neto , 3 May 2020
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Derek Smith, 4 May 2020

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Age changed from 45 to 45 years.
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
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Coronavirus disease-19 or COVID-19is a viral infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 1. A combination of chest imaging elements and repeat laboratory RT-PCR may help to increase the COVID-19 diagnosis 1,2,3. This patient had laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2, and he had the typical CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient recovered well.

  • -<p><a title="Coronavirus disease-19" href="/articles/covid-19-3">Coronavirus disease-19</a> or<a title="Novel COVID-19-infected pneumonia (NCIP)" href="/articles/covid-19-3"> Covid-19</a><a title="COVID-19 (summary)" href="/articles/covid-19-summary"> </a>is a viral infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 <sup>1</sup>. A combination of chest imaging elements and repeat laboratory RT-PCR may help to increase the COVID-19 diagnosis <sup>1,2,3</sup>. This patient had laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2, and he had the typical CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient recovered well.</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/covid-19-3">Coronavirus disease-19</a> or <a title="COVID-19" href="/articles/covid-19-3">COVID-19</a> is a viral infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 <sup>1</sup>. A combination of chest imaging elements and repeat laboratory RT-PCR may help to increase the COVID-19 diagnosis <sup>1,2,3</sup>. This patient had laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2, and he had the typical CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient recovered well.</p>

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