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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 7;5(2):56.
doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020056.

Lung Involvement Found on Chest CT Scan in a Pre-Symptomatic Person with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report

Ali Asadollahi-Amin  1 , Mehrdad Hasibi  2 , Fatemeh Ghadimi  1 , Hosnieh Rezaei  2 , SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi  1
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Case Reports

Lung Involvement Found on Chest CT Scan in a Pre-Symptomatic Person with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report

Ali Asadollahi-Amin et al. Trop Med Infect Dis. .

Abstract

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection is spreading worldwide, and there are many reports of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by this infection. However, asymptomatic lung involvement has not been reported. We hereby present the case of a 44-year-old health-care worker, who was found to be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after a CT-scan performed for an unrelated condition revealed a lesion in the lung field compatible with COVID-19 infection. His condition deteriorated initially, but eventually improved with supportive treatment and the compassionate use of antivirals and antimalarials and is now in a stable condition.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; emerging infectious diseases; pneumonia.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Fractures are seen in the left 8th and 9th ribs (arrow). Peripheral patchy ground-glass opacity in the right upper lobe is observed due to viral pneumonia (arrowheads). Neither pleural effusion nor lymphadenopathy were found. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report.
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