Presentation
New-onset cough and fever since 5 days.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Left upper lobe collapse
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Left upper lobe collapse and obliteration of left upper lobe bronchus.
Scattered calcifications around the left upper lobe bronchus and within the parenchyma.
Compensatory hyper aeration of the left lower lobe.
Scattered ground glass opacities at the right lower lobe basal segments.
Case Discussion
The RT-PCR COVID-19 assay was positive, so this patient was deemed to have COVID-19 pneumonia. The left upper lobe collapse was an incidental finding and seems not related to COVID-19 pneumonia.