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Article Title

COVID-19 Radiological Perspective: Patient 1

Authors

Abstract

37 yo female with morbid obesity and obstructive sleep apnea who presented to the emergency department with fevers as high as 102.9°F, worsening shortness of breath, and a clear productive cough. She also endorsed pleuritic chest pain, diarrhea, and change in taste of food. She works in a healthcare facility. NP swab positive for COVID-19.

CT Scan Notes

(Typical) Large right upper lobe rounded consolidation with peripheral ground glass opacity extending to the periphery with similar findings to a lesser degree in the right middle, right lower, and left lower lobes. The very asymmetric distribution (right significantly worse than left) is atypical, but with an otherwise typical appearance.

Supplemental Media

Right upper lobe consolidation extending to the periphery and left basilar opacity.

Funder

The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

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Recommended Citation

(2020) "COVID-19 Radiological Perspective: Patient 1," The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1 , Article 36.
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jri/vol4/iss1/36