Chest radiography and computed tomography findings from a Brazilian patient with COVID-19 pneumonia

Abstract

FIGURE 1: (A)A posteroanterior chest radiograph demonstrating ill-defined lung opacities, notably in the left lung. Chest CT images (lung window) in the coronal (B) and axial (C) planes show predominantly peripheral ground glass-opacities involving all pulmonary lobes, which are more exuberant in the left lung, where small foci of consolidation are also visible.

Scientific knowledge about infections by the new coronavirus in older adults: a scoping review

“…With regard to case studies/case series (n=13), a large part (n=6) occurred in January 2020 aiming to report, by and large, the clinical characteristics, the diagnostic findings and the prospects for treatment of the first confirmed cases for COVID-19. Other information was highlighted in these reports, such as: improvement of serial laboratory parameters and oxygenation with the infusion of plasma in treatment of two older adults hospitalized with COVID-19 (10) ; the best clinical evolution of a female older adult immunocompromised in relation to her immunocompetent spouse (11) ; syncope (12) , malnutrition (13) and rhabdomyolysis (14) in cases of older adults with COVID-19; and diagnostic findings by computed tomography (15)(16)(17) (Chart 1).…”

“…Greater involvement of the pulmonary lobes in relation to young people (32,36) ; Higher proportion of subpleural line and pleural thickening compared to young people (36) ; Lower proportion of lymphocytes (32) ; Lymphocytopenia (26) ; Higher number of lung injuries observed (29) ; Greater bilateral pulmonary involvement and peripheral injuries (29) ; Ground-glass opacities involving the pulmonary lobes (15)(16)(17)22) .…”

Exames de imagem como método complementar para o diagnóstico da COVID-19: revisão integrativa de literatura

“…Radiografia de tórax em pacientes com suspeita de COVID-19 não é recomendada rotineiramente na prática clínica, porque é insensível à detecção do COVID-19 no estágio inicial por mostrar opacidades pulmonares mal definidas. 6 À medida que a doença progride além do estágio inicial, a radiografia do tórax pode detectar várias opacidades irregulares nos pulmões (Figura 2A). Essas opacidades acabam se tornando confluentes e casos graves podem aparecer como opacidades densas ou consolidações.…”

COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism: Do not forget the association!

“…Rachel Zerbini Mariano [1] , Marcelo de Carvalho Ramos [2] and Fabiano Reis [1] [ A 32-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a history of headache, fever, chills, dry cough, and fatigue. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed predominantly peripheral consolidations involving all pulmonary lobes.…”

“…In December 2019, a novel viral pneumonia (subsequently named coronavirus disease [COVID-19] pneumonia) emerged in Wuhan, China 1,2 . The main CT findings associated with COVID-19 pneumonia are bilateral, subpleural, ground-glass opacities with illdefined margins, and a slight predominance in the right lower lobe, which includes predominantly peripheral ground-glass opacities, a crazy-paving pattern, and/or consolidation with air bronchograms of the middle and lower lung regions, usually with bilateral and multilobar involvement 1,2 . Abnormal CT pulmonary findings can be detected in asymptomatic patients and lung lesions can appear within 1-3 weeks of the onset of symptoms, peaking at around two weeks after onset 1,2 .…”