Pulmonary contusion mimicking COVID-19: A case report.
COVID-19
Case report
Computed tomography
Differential diagnosis
Ground-glass opacity
Pulmonary contusion
Journal
World journal of clinical cases
ISSN: 2307-8960
Titre abrégé: World J Clin Cases
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101618806
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Apr 2020
26 Apr 2020
Historique:
received:
05
03
2020
revised:
08
04
2020
accepted:
11
04
2020
entrez:
6
5
2020
pubmed:
6
5
2020
medline:
6
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major public health emergency with obvious characteristics of human-to-human transmission, and there are infective asymptomatic carriers. Early identification and proper management of patients with COVID-19 are important. Features in chest computed tomography (CT) can facilitate identifying newly infected individuals. However, CT findings of some lung contusions are similar to those of COVID-19, as shown in the present case. A 46-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for backache and foot pain caused by a fall injury 1 d before hospitalization. She was suspected of having COVID-19, since there was a confirmed COVID-19 case near her residence. But she had no fever, cough, chest tightness, difficult breathing, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, Differential diagnosis of lung contusion and COVID-19 must be emphasized. Both conditions require effective prompt actions, especially COVID-19.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major public health emergency with obvious characteristics of human-to-human transmission, and there are infective asymptomatic carriers. Early identification and proper management of patients with COVID-19 are important. Features in chest computed tomography (CT) can facilitate identifying newly infected individuals. However, CT findings of some lung contusions are similar to those of COVID-19, as shown in the present case.
CASE SUMMARY
METHODS
A 46-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for backache and foot pain caused by a fall injury 1 d before hospitalization. She was suspected of having COVID-19, since there was a confirmed COVID-19 case near her residence. But she had no fever, cough, chest tightness, difficult breathing, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea,
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Differential diagnosis of lung contusion and COVID-19 must be emphasized. Both conditions require effective prompt actions, especially COVID-19.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32368550
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1554
pmc: PMC7190958
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1554-1560Informations de copyright
©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declared no conflict of interest.
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