Computed tomography manifestation of novel corona virus pneumonia

Authors

  • Gursimran Singh Nayyar Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-3728
  • Ashish Behera Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
  • Tejinder Pal Singh Grewal Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20211484

Keywords:

Computed tomography, Corona virus, Emergency medicine, Pneumonia

Abstract

Since December 2019, the outbreak of the novel corona virus has impacted nearly >60 million peoples in more than 150 countries. In this case report, we aim to define the chest computed tomography findings of 2019-novel corona virus associated with pneumonia. A 47-year-old female patient, who is known case of hypertension and diabetes, presented with chief complaints of fever and shortness of breath since, two days. Chest computed tomography was performed and showed bilateral multifocal ground glass opacities with consolidation which suggested viral pneumonia as a differential diagnosis, and subsequent 2019-novel corona virus pneumonia nucleic acid test was positive.

Author Biographies

Gursimran Singh Nayyar, Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

working as senior resident inthe department of internal medicine

Ashish Behera, Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

Assitant professor, internal medicine

Tejinder Pal Singh Grewal, Department of Internal Medicine, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

senior resident, internal medicine

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Published

2021-04-22

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