Multiple pneumatoceles and diffuse ground‐glass opacities in a 20‐month‐old boy with COVID‐19 pneumonia

Key message Chest computed tomography characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in paediatric patients have been reported to be atypical and different compared to adults. Although pneumatocele has not been reported in paediatric COVID‐19 pneumonia cases in the literature, physician shou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Respirology case reports 2021-10, Vol.9 (10), p.e0842-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Özgür, Cihan, Doğan, Caner
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Key message Chest computed tomography characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in paediatric patients have been reported to be atypical and different compared to adults. Although pneumatocele has not been reported in paediatric COVID‐19 pneumonia cases in the literature, physician should be familiar with atypical imaging findings. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has various radiological imaging findings. Although paediatric cases are generally asymptomatic, they may be affected by the disease. Here, we aimed to discuss a case with atypical imaging findings.
ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.842