Abstract
.This case report underlines the appearance of a “walking pneumonia” in a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient, with evidence of progressive lung involvement on chest imaging studies. The patient traveled from Wuhan, Hubei, China, to Thailand in January 2020. One of her family members was diagnosed with COVID-19. She presented to the hospital because of her concern, but she was without fever or any respiratory symptoms. Three days earlier, her nasopharyngeal and throat swabs revealed a negative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Her initial chest radiography was abnormal, and her first sputum SARS-CoV-2 test yielded inconclusive results. A subsequent sputum test was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Diagnosis in this patient was facilitated by chest imaging and repeat viral testing. Thus, chest imaging studies might enhance capabilities for early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.
Highlights
Since late December 2019, there has been an outbreak of a novel enveloped RNA betacoronavirus[1] called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
We report an important case in which COVID-19 was identified earlier by pneumonia on chest imaging than by clinical symptoms and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
Detection of the disease is complicated by the diversity of symptoms and the severity of disease at the time of presentation
Summary
Since late December 2019, there has been an outbreak of a novel enveloped RNA betacoronavirus[1] called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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