COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Edgar Lorente , 24 Mar 2020
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 24 Mar 2020

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AttendsAttended the emergency department for progressive dyspnea in the last few days along with fever and cough. On the blood test, lymphopenia is detected.
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We present anothera case of SARS-CoV-2 associated pneumonia (COVID-19), highlighting the extensive pulmonary involvement in a middle-aged patient.

After chest x-ray, PCR was positive to SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

  • -<p>We present another case of SARS-CoV-2 associated pneumonia (<a href="/articles/covid-19-3">COVID-19</a>), highlighting the extensive pulmonary involvement in a middle-aged patient.</p><p>After chest x-ray, PCR was positive to SARS-CoV-2 RNA.</p>
  • +<p>We present a case of <a title="SARS-CoV-2" href="/articles/covid-19-3">SARS-CoV-2</a> associated pneumonia (<a href="/articles/covid-19-3">COVID-19</a>), highlighting the extensive pulmonary involvement in a middle-aged patient.</p><p>After chest x-ray, PCR was positive to SARS-CoV-2 RNA.</p>

References changed:

  • 1. Zunyou Wu, Jennifer M. McGoogan. Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020) JAMA. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.2648">doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32091533">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 2. Lorente E, (2020) Eurorad Case 16660. "Rapidly progressive ARDS secondary to COVID-19 infection". https://www.eurorad.org/case/16660
  • Zunyou Wu, Jennifer M. McGoogan. Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020) JAMA. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648 - Pubmed
  • Lorente E, (2020) Eurorad Case 16660. "Rapidly progressive ARDS secondary to COVID-19 infection". https://www.eurorad.org/case/16660

Tags changed:

  • covid-19
  • sars-cov-2

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Chest

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