Unsuspected COVID-19 pneumonia suggests need for higher level of personal protective equipment usage during routine radiologic examinations: Two case reports.

COVID-19 Computed tomography Pandemics

Journal

Radiology case reports
ISSN: 1930-0433
Titre abrégé: Radiol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101467888

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
received: 08 06 2020
revised: 17 11 2020
accepted: 17 11 2020
entrez: 30 11 2020
pubmed: 1 12 2020
medline: 1 12 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Two case reports demonstrating the need for enhanced usage of personal protective equipment of face shield, respirator, gloves, and gown during routine radiologic evaluation who may screen negative for COVID-19 and or atypical COVID-19 symptoms. First case is of a 42-year-old woman undergoing preoperative evaluation for endometrial cancer in the outpatient setting. The second case is of a 49-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for abdominal CT imaging from the emergency department. Both cases demonstrate typical lung imaging finding of COVID-19. These cases highlight the need for additional precautions in the outpatient and emergency setting even for patients in whom COVID-19 infection is not suspected.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33250953
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.034
pii: S1930-0433(20)30610-5
pmc: PMC7680087
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

221-223

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.

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Auteurs

Megan H Lee (MH)

The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Franco Verde (F)

The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Pamela T Johnson (PT)

The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Elliot K Fishman (EK)

The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

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