COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Fadi Ali
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

A patient presented with headache, high-grade fever, and chest pain. The patient took his 2nd COVID vaccine shot 2 months previously. He had 3 negative PCR in the 1 week before admission.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
ct

Multiple patchy bilateral ground-glass opacity, more significant peripherally. Left lower lobe atelectatic bands. Non-specific mediastinal lymph nodes.

Case Discussion

The patient has a history of close contact with a person with a known case of COVID-19 and had symptoms of the disease, but 3 negative PCR tests in 1 week. The day after the CT scan, the patient was re-tested for COVID-19, and the result of PCR was positive and the CT changes reflect COVID-19 pneumonia.

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