Abstract

On January 30, 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), formerly known as the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), was declared as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Imaging plays an essential role in the evaluation of Covid-19, with chest computed tomography (CT) being the major modality in diagnosing and managing Covid-19 pneumonia. Common signs of Covid-19 pneumonia on chest CT scan are ground-glass opacities, consolidation, nodules, and linear opacities, halo and reverse halo signs. It can be accompanied by a “crazy-paving” pattern, air bronchograms, pleural hypertrophy, and pleural effusion. Cavitations are known to occur but are rare presentations. There are cases reported in the literature of the development of pulmonary cavity after bacterial infection in the late recovery stage in SARS patients. We present a case report of this rare entity in Covid-19 infection in a previously stable patient

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