An unusual cause of 'tree-in-bud' appearance in CT-chest during COVID-19 pandemic.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
; 90(3)2020 Sep 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-745210
ABSTRACT
'Tree-in-bud' (TIB) appearance in computed tomography (CT) chest is most commonly a manifestation of infection. We here describe an unusual cause of TIB during the COVID-19 pandemic. A young male patient who had a history of fever, cough, and respiratory distress presented in the emergency department. As these symptoms matched with coronavirus infection, the COVID-19 test was done, which was found negative. He was then moved to the intensive care unit where he developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and was put on mechanical ventilation. Further workup did not reveal any source of infection, as all his cultures were negative, but his CT chest showed a tree-in-bud appearance. After obtaining a detailed history from his friends, the patient was found a chronic abuser of inhaled cocaine and treated with intravenous steroids. Subsequently, he was weaned from the ventilator and discharged from the intensive care unit after becoming asymptomatic.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Coronavirus Infections
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Cocaine-Related Disorders
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Lung Injury
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Cocaine Smoking
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Lung
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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