False ground-glass opacity and suspicion of COVID-19, beware of the technique for performing the CT

Autor: Niang, Ibrahima, Fall, Mame Coumba, Diouf, Joseph Coumba Ndoffene, Thiam, Mbaye, Diallo, Ibrahima, Faye, Ibrahima, Ba, Sokhna
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.25353
Popis: Ground-glass opacity is a CT sign that is currently experiencing renewed interest since it is very common in patients with COVID-19. However, this sign is not specific to any disease. Besides, the possibility of false positive ground-glass opacity related to insufficient inspiration during the acquisition of the chest CT should be known. We report the case of a 36-year-old patient suspected of COVID-19 and in whom a second acquisition of chest CT was necessary to remove false ground-glass opacities that erroneously supported the diagnosis of COVID-19.
Databáze: OpenAIRE