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COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Oscar Osorio
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Fever, anosmia and shortness of breath, starting 7 days ago.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Bilateral peripheral patchy air space opacitites, more prominent in the left lower lobe, associated with broncovascular thickening.

Case Discussion

The X-ray film shows typical features of advanced COVID-19 disease, as seen in many cases from the literature. A first sample was taken and tested negative for coronavirus disease. However, a family member living in the same house had a positive test at the same time.

After hospitlization, a second sample was taken and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

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