Right sided aortic arch

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Work up for cough.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
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Patchy ill defined, mostly subpleural, ground glass opacities and focal consolidations are seen at both lungs highly suggestive for COVID19 pneumonia.  

Right sided aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery are present.

In imaged portions of upper abdomen, the hepatic attenuation value is less than of the spleen, suggesting fatty liver.

Case Discussion

Right sided aortic arch is a type of aortic arch variant characterized by the aortic arch coursing to the right of the trachea.

This patient had positive RT-PCR testing for COVID-19.

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