48-year-old with Coronavirus Disease 2019

CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory infection was seen at an urgent care, he had a negative chest radiograph and was discharged. With no other cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state, the patient presented t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gil, Holly, Finn, Ryan M., Raukar, Neha P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
COVID-19 Images in Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926714
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.4.47648
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Sumario:CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory infection was seen at an urgent care, he had a negative chest radiograph and was discharged. With no other cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state, the patient presented to the emergency department two days later with worsening shortness of breath. DISCUSSION: There are a variety of findings on both chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest that suggests COVID-19.

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