tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Intern Med
. 2021 Jan 15.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5684-20. Online ahead of print.
Hemoptysis and a Newly Formed Lung Bulla in a Case of Convalescent COVID-19 Pneumonia
Lubna Sato[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Noriko Kinoshita[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Takato Nakamoto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Norio Ohmagari[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease affecting the general population worldwide. A fever and cough are the common clinical presentations of COVID-19. In most of these patients, computed tomography (CT) shows bilateral peripheral ground-glass opacities. We herein report a case of hemoptysis and lung bulla in the convalescent phase of COVID-19. Based on the clinical observations, alveolar destruction was likely associated with hemoptysis and bulla formation. Therefore, we suggest the follow-up of COVID-19 patients whose clinical parameters indicate alveolar damage, even after their symptoms improve.
Keywords: COVID-19 pneumonia; Hemoptysis; Lung bulla.
. 2021 Jan 15.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5684-20. Online ahead of print.
Hemoptysis and a Newly Formed Lung Bulla in a Case of Convalescent COVID-19 Pneumonia
Lubna Sato[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Noriko Kinoshita[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Takato Nakamoto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Norio Ohmagari[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33456035
- DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5684-20
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease affecting the general population worldwide. A fever and cough are the common clinical presentations of COVID-19. In most of these patients, computed tomography (CT) shows bilateral peripheral ground-glass opacities. We herein report a case of hemoptysis and lung bulla in the convalescent phase of COVID-19. Based on the clinical observations, alveolar destruction was likely associated with hemoptysis and bulla formation. Therefore, we suggest the follow-up of COVID-19 patients whose clinical parameters indicate alveolar damage, even after their symptoms improve.
Keywords: COVID-19 pneumonia; Hemoptysis; Lung bulla.