Early Diagnosis of COVID-19 on Non-Chest CT Studies in the Emergency Setting: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
| Autor: | Gattu R; Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, USA., Kainth T; Language Access and Internal Medicine, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, CAN., Singh G; Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, USA., Sakla NM; Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, USA., Sadler M; Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Nov 28; Vol. 12 (11), pp. e11748. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 28. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.11748 |
| Abstrakt: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel strain of coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As the number of cases rises in the United States (US), it has become more imperative to detect COVID-19 at its earliest radiologic stage to decrease community transmission. In this case series, we discuss five patients who presented with non-respiratory-related symptoms and underwent non-chest CT imaging, such as abdominal and neck CT, with a portion of the lungs visualized in each respective study. Imaging findings of COVID-19 include basilar and peripherally predominant pulmonary parenchymal ground-glass opacities. All five of our patients had findings suggestive of COVID-19 that prompted the radiologist to suggest testing for the disease. Subsequently, four of the five patients tested positive for COVID-19, and one of them was presumed to have the diagnosis based on clinical and imaging findings. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Gattu et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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