Asymptomatic novel coronavirus pneumonia presenting as acute cerebral infarction:case report and review of the literature / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

An outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia that began in Wuhan, China, has spread rapidly in December 2019, with cases now confirmed in multiple countries. As the number of cases increases, we pay more and more attention to asymptomatic novel coronavirus pneumonia,We report the first case of Asymptomatic novel coronavirus pneumonia presenting as acute cerebral infarction and describe the identification, diagnosis, clinical course, and emergency treatment, including. This case highlights the the importance of emergency medical teams in initial assessment of emergency public health emergencies, as well as the necessary of the emergency chest CT for screening asymptomatic novel coronavirus pneumonia.