Incidental Findings of COVID-19 Pneumonia in Chest CT scan of Trauma Patients; a Case Series

Incidental Findings of COVID-19 Pneumonia in Chest CT scan of Trauma Patients; a Case Series

Introduction: COVID-19 is an infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a strain of coronavirus. The first cases were reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, later was officially recognized as a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Case presentation: Here we repo...

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Main Authors: Leila Aghaghazvini, Amir Reza Radmard, Bahman Rasuli, Sara Naybandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-05-01
Series:Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
Incidental Findings
Multiple Trauma
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Online Access:http://ajem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ajem/article/view/408
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Summary:Introduction: COVID-19 is an infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a strain of coronavirus. The first cases were reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, later was officially recognized as a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Case presentation: Here we report five trauma cases admitted to our hospital, not for COVID-19 related symptoms, but chest computed tomography (CT) scan findings were suspicious of COVID-19 infection. Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays for COVID-19 were reported as positive in these cases. Conclusion: COVID-19 usually manifests with mild respiratory and constitutional symptoms, even some cases are asymptomatic.
ISSN:2588-400X

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