Incidental CT findings in the lungs in COVID-19 patients presenting with abdominal pain.
Clin Imaging
; 67: 1-4, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-401515
ABSTRACT
As the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, some patients are presenting with abdominal symptoms without respiratory complaints. Our case series documents four patients who presented with abdominal symptoms whose abdominopelvic CT revealed incidental pulmonary parenchymal findings in the imaged lung bases and were subsequently confirmed positive for COVID-19 via laboratory testing. It remains to be seen whether these patients will eventually develop respiratory symptoms. While it is possible that the patients' abdominal complaints are coincidental with CT findings, it is interesting that patients can have such extensive incidental disease in the lungs on CT without respiratory symptoms.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Abdominal Pain
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Coronavirus Infections
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Lung
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Imaging
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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