18 August 2020: Articles
A 31-Year-Old Man with COVID-19-Associated Empyema and Lupus Anticoagulant
Unknown etiology, Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care
Keerthi Yarlagadda A* , Kaihong Mi A , Selin Sendil E , Connie L. Koons E , Saketram Komanduri E , John T. Cinicola ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926623
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926623
Figure 1. (A) CT of the chest shows empyema on the right lung; Blue arrow indicates empyema of the left lung. (B) CT of the chest showing dilation of distal esophagus; Orange arrow indicates dilated oesophagus. (C) CXR before chest tube insertion showing empyema; Yellow arrow indicated empyema air fluid level before insertion of chest tube. (D) CXR after chest tube insertion showing resolution of empyema; Green arrow indicates interval decrease in the air fluid level.