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Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 7;5(2). pii: E56. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020056.
Lung Involvement Found on Chest CT Scan in a Pre-Symptomatic Person with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report.
Asadollahi-Amin A[SUP]1[/SUP], Hasibi M[SUP]2[/SUP], Ghadimi F[SUP]1[/SUP], Rezaei H[SUP]2[/SUP], SeyedAlinaghi S[SUP]1[/SUP].
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection is spreading worldwide, and there are many reports of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by this infection. However, asymptomatic lung involvement has not been reported. We hereby present the case of a 44-year-old health-care worker, who was found to be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after a CT-scan performed for an unrelated condition revealed a lesion in the lung field compatible with COVID-19 infection. His condition deteriorated initially, but eventually improved with supportive treatment and the compassionate use of antivirals and antimalarials and is now in a stable condition.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; emerging infectious diseases; pneumonia
PMID:32272630DOI:10.3390/tropicalmed5020056
Lung Involvement Found on Chest CT Scan in a Pre-Symptomatic Person with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report.
Asadollahi-Amin A[SUP]1[/SUP], Hasibi M[SUP]2[/SUP], Ghadimi F[SUP]1[/SUP], Rezaei H[SUP]2[/SUP], SeyedAlinaghi S[SUP]1[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection is spreading worldwide, and there are many reports of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by this infection. However, asymptomatic lung involvement has not been reported. We hereby present the case of a 44-year-old health-care worker, who was found to be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after a CT-scan performed for an unrelated condition revealed a lesion in the lung field compatible with COVID-19 infection. His condition deteriorated initially, but eventually improved with supportive treatment and the compassionate use of antivirals and antimalarials and is now in a stable condition.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; emerging infectious diseases; pneumonia
PMID:32272630DOI:10.3390/tropicalmed5020056