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21 September 2020: Articles

Atypical Chest Computed Tomography Finding of Predominant Interstitial Thickening in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia

Challenging differential diagnosis

Jaclyn Yee Cheun Lau B , Hau Wei Khoo B , Terrence Chi Hong Hui D , Gregory Jon Leng Kaw A , Cher Heng Tan A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926781

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926781

Figure 3. An axial chest CT images of a 77-year-old man who presented with progressive cough and shortness of breath for 2 days, placed side-by-side for comparison. The initial contrast-enhanced CT study (A) performed on day 6 of illness onset showed no evidence of ground-glass opacity or consolidation. A repeat plain CT study (B) obtained on day 14 of illness onset in view of worsening shortness of breath demonstrated new subpleural interstitial thickening at the posterior aspect of the right lower lobe (arrow). There were also small bilateral pleural effusions.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923