An unusual cause of 'tree-in-bud' appearance in CT-chest during COVID-19 pandemic.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
; 90(3)2020 Sep 04.
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en Inglés
| 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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Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Trastornos Relacionados con Cocaína
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Lesión Pulmonar
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Fumar Cocaína
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Pulmón
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2020
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