Lung biopsy in coronavirus-19 pneumonia: a case report and review of literature
JCPSP, Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
; 31(Special Supplement 2):S117-S119, 2021.
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in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1975756
ABSTRACT
Pneumonia is one of the major manifestations of infection by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) virus. CT scans are used as first line investigation in suspected cases. Biopsies are almost never done. The gross and microscopic pathology has been studied mostly on autopsy specimens in fatal cases. We present a case of a mildly symptomatic adult male, who was a chronic liver disease patient awaiting liver transplant. His lung biopsy was done for diagnosis of a lesion, suspected to be a fungal infection. He was tested for COVID-19 and was PCR-negative at the time. His biopsy showed patchy changes of viral pneumonia. One week later, he tested positive for COVID-19 on PCR. He became asymptomatic soon and the ground glass lung opacities cleared up within another week without any treatment in spite of having a serious comorbid condition.
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Diagnosis of Human Disease [VV720]; Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries [VV600]; asymptomatic infections; biopsy; case reports; chronic diseases; clinical aspects; comorbidity; coronavirus disease 2019; diagnosis; human diseases; literature reviews; liver; liver diseases; liver transplant; lower respiratory tract infections; lungs; mycoses; pneumonia; respiratory diseases; viral diseases; infections; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; clinical picture; lung diseases; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections
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JCPSP, Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
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2021
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