COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Edgar Lorente , 19 Mar 2020
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 19 Mar 2020

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SARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pneumonia
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71-year-old woman attendingAttending for fever and 2-day odinophagyodynophagia.No low oxygen saturation or lymphopenia.Positive microbiological test for SARS-CoV-2 RNA.
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Although coronavirusSARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) is classically described as having a rapidly progressive course, it can sometimes manifest itself as ground glass / ill-defined consolidation that remains relatively stable.

In our case, the patient, despite her age, remained clinically stable and was discharged to home quarantine.

  • -<p>Although coronavirus infection is classically described as having a rapidly progressive course, it can sometimes manifest itself as ground glass / ill-defined consolidation that remains relatively stable.</p><p>In our case, the patient, despite her age, remained clinically stable and was discharged to home quarantine.</p>
  • +<p>Although <a title="SARS-CoV-2" href="/articles/covid-19-2">SARS-CoV-2 infection</a> (COVID-19) is classically described as having a rapidly progressive course, it can sometimes manifest itself as ground glass / ill-defined consolidation that remains relatively stable.</p><p>In our case, the patient, despite her age, remained clinically stable and was discharged to home quarantine.</p>

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  • sars-cov-2

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SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
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Three days later
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Slight increasing of the ground glass opacity in the right lower lobe, without changes in the other lobes.

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On admission
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Figure 1 and 2 (at admission): groundGound-glass consolidationopacity in the right lower lobe

Figure 3 ( 3 days later): slight increasing of consolidation in right lower lobe, without affection in other lobes.

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