COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Osama Rizk
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea. No cough or shortness of breath.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

Chest

x-ray

Scattered air space opacities in bilateral lungs. No pneumothorax is seen. No sizable pleural effusion.

Chest

ct
  • scattered ground-glass opacities in bilateral lungs more at the periphery
  • some subpleural fibrotic changes bilaterally
  • no pneumothorax
  • no sizable pleural effusion
  • no hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Case Discussion

This patient tested positive for COVID-19. No history of contact with positive COVID-19 cases or traveling to pandemic areas.

Radiological features (scattered peripheral opacities on chest radiograph and scattered ground-glass opacities on CT chest without any significant lymphadenopathy) are consistent with COVID-19 pneumonia.

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