48-year-old with Coronavirus Disease 2019
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory infection was seen at an urgent care, he had a negative chest radiograph and was discharged. With no other cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state, the patient presented t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2cp9s8st |
| Summary: | Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory infection was seen at an urgent care, he had a negative chest radiograph and was discharged. With no other cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state, the patient presented to the emergency department two days later with worsening shortness of breath. Discussion: There are a variety of findings on both chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest that suggests COVID-19. |
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| ISSN: | 2474-252X |