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Case Reports
. 2020 May;35(3):W90-W93.
doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000508.

Computed Tomography Manifestations of 5 Cases of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia From Patients Outside Wuhan

Tao Lu  1 , Hong Pu
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Case Reports

Computed Tomography Manifestations of 5 Cases of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia From Patients Outside Wuhan

Tao Lu et al. J Thorac Imaging. 2020 May.

Abstract

Clinical, laboratory, and computed tomography (CT) findings of 5 cases of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia from patients outside of Wuhan were reviewed. The human-to-human transmission of the virus may explain the infection of the disease outside of Wuhan. CT examination is important in the early detection and follow-up of the disease. With a history of exposure or travelling, symptoms of fever and cough, and the typical CT manifestation such as ground-glass opacity with a peripheral distribution, we should also think of the possibility of the COVID-19 pneumonia in patients outside of Wuhan.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
A, CT image showed the typical “crazy paving” pattern in both upper lungs. B, CT image showed partial resolution of the ground-glass opacities and new septal line thickening in both upper lungs. Note the presence of consolidation in the left upper lung.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
A, CT image showed patchy GGO in the right upper lung. B, CT image showed enlargement of the GGOs in the right upper lung.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
A, CT image showed the GGO in the right lower lung. B, CT image showed the resolution of the GGO and new septal line thickening.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
CT image showed multiple GGO in both lungs.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
CT image showed multiple ground-glass opacities with a rounded morphology in both lungs.
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