Spontaneous pneumomediastinum as the only CT finding in an asymptomatic adolescent positive for COVID-19

The typical findings on CT in patients affected by novel COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pneumonia are characterized by ground-glass opacities and/or air space consolidation mainly bilateral and peripherical in distribution, including crazy paving pattern and reversed halo sign. We hereby descri...

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Autores principales: Bellini, Davide, Lichtner, Miriam, Vicini, Simone, Rengo, Marco, Ambrogi, Cesare, Carbone, Iacopo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology. 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7465755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32922851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20200051
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Sumario:The typical findings on CT in patients affected by novel COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pneumonia are characterized by ground-glass opacities and/or air space consolidation mainly bilateral and peripherical in distribution, including crazy paving pattern and reversed halo sign. We hereby describe a case of an adolescent male tested positive for COVID-19 with mild respiratory symptoms and presenting with pneumomediastinum as the only CT finding.

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