COVID-19 with cystic features on computed tomography: A case report.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 99(18): e20175, 2020 May.
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| ID: mdl-32358406
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE The cystic features of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) found on computed tomography (CT) have not yet been reported in the published literature. We report the cystic chest CT findings of 2 patients confirmed to have COVID-19-related pneumonia. PATIENT CONCERNS A 38-year-old man and a 35-year-old man diagnosed with severe COVID-19 pneumonia were admitted to the intensive care unit. DIAGNOSES Chest CT findings showed multiple cysts in ground-glass opacities (bilaterally) with/without pneumothorax. The cysts had a smooth inner wall. INTERVENTIONS:
The patients continued to be given oxygen by mask and received antitussive, phlegm-dispelling treatment.OUTCOMES:
At follow up, there was a reduction in the number of multiple cystic lesions on CT. To date, 1 patient was discharged from hospital, while the other had been transferred to the rehabilitation department. LESSONS COVID-19 may independently result in pulmonary cyst formation and pneumothorax; the application of a ventilator may be another causative factor.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Dor no Peito
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus
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Cistos
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Dispneia
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article