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  • J Comput Assist Tomogr. High-Resolution Computed Tomography Manifestations of 5 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus


    J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2020 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001023. [Epub ahead of print]
    High-Resolution Computed Tomography Manifestations of 5 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus.


    Liu M1, Song Z2, Xiao K3.

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    Abstract

    We present clinical and chest computed tomography (CT) features of 5 cases of pediatric patients with 2019 novel coronavirus. Two patients had fever and dry cough, whereas the rest of 3 patients were asymptomatic. Three patients had unilateral ground glass opacities with or without consolidation in the subpleural region on high-resolution chest CT, 1 patient had bilateral ground glass opacities, and 1 patient was negative for CT. We note that up to 66.7% asymptomatic patients had pulmonary lesions, so the asymptomatic children with Wuhan contact are recommended to do a 2019 novel coronavirus real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction screening. Unlike adult patients, only a small amount of patients had multilobes affected, so we speculate that the pediatric patients generally have milder CT findings than adults.



    PMID:32217900DOI:10.1097/RCT.0000000000001023


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