Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series

Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series

SARS-COV 2 is a betacoronavirus responsible for the 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). Fever is a major symptom and is frequently accompanied by what is recognized as rather characteristic radiological findings of bilateral, peripheral, multifocal and basal ground-glass opacities. To enlighten the health car...

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Main Authors: P. Shumbusho, P. Niyongabo, W. Mucyo, E. Rudakemwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center 2021-06-01
Series:Rwanda Medical Journal
Subjects:
coronavirus
fever
pandemics
high-resolution computed tomography
co-rads
Online Access:https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/uploads/1/2/2/1/122149944/cr.20.9.pdf
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spelling doaj-97b62f0ab7414279a2a6407ac746be4f2021-07-01T17:58:26ZengRwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication CenterRwanda Medical Journal2410-86262021-06-01782913Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case SeriesP. Shumbusho0P. Niyongabo1W. Mucyo2E. Rudakemwa3University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaUniversity of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, RwandaKing Faisal Hospital, Kigali, RwandaSARS-COV 2 is a betacoronavirus responsible for the 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). Fever is a major symptom and is frequently accompanied by what is recognized as rather characteristic radiological findings of bilateral, peripheral, multifocal and basal ground-glass opacities. To enlighten the health care professionals regarding these common findings in Rwanda, here, we review the clinical and imaging findings in 3 patients and provide an update of the current role and choices of imaging technology in COVID-19https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/uploads/1/2/2/1/122149944/cr.20.9.pdfcoronavirusfeverpandemicshigh-resolution computed tomographyco-rads
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W. Mucyo
E. Rudakemwa
Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
Rwanda Medical Journal
coronavirus
fever
pandemics
high-resolution computed tomography
co-rads
author_facet P. Shumbusho
P. Niyongabo
W. Mucyo
E. Rudakemwa
author_sort P. Shumbusho
title Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
title_short Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
title_full Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
title_fullStr Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
title_full_unstemmed Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
title_sort fever and hypoxemia in an era of high risk for covid-19 infection: the role of chest imaging with chest radiography and high-resolution ct-scan - case series
publisher Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center
series Rwanda Medical Journal
issn 2410-8626
publishDate 2021-06-01
description SARS-COV 2 is a betacoronavirus responsible for the 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). Fever is a major symptom and is frequently accompanied by what is recognized as rather characteristic radiological findings of bilateral, peripheral, multifocal and basal ground-glass opacities. To enlighten the health care professionals regarding these common findings in Rwanda, here, we review the clinical and imaging findings in 3 patients and provide an update of the current role and choices of imaging technology in COVID-19
topic coronavirus
fever
pandemics
high-resolution computed tomography
co-rads
url https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/uploads/1/2/2/1/122149944/cr.20.9.pdf
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