COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Tito Alfredo Atencia Rincón
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Progressive respiratory distress, associated with the presence of fever, anosmia and dysgueusia. Close contact with a person infected with COVID-19. History otherwise of hypertension.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
ct

Large areas of ground glass opacities with thickening of the interlobular and intralobular septa, representing the loco pavement pattern, with multiple overlapping airspace consolidations, in both lung lobes. There are also discrete bilateral ground glass opacities with round morphology. There are no mediastinal, hilar, or axillary lymphadenopathies, or pleural effusion.

Case Discussion

Patient with positive nasopharyngeal swab report for COVID-19 disease. COVID-19 is an infectious disease and viral pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most patients present with respiratory symptoms. The most frequent CT characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia are ground glass opacities, reticular and interlobular septal thickening (crazy-paving pattern), and associated consolidation. This case illustrates a patient with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 and the classic CT characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient recovered from the disease and was discharged well.

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