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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;215(3):607-609.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.20.23232. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Lung Base Findings of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Abdominal CT in Patients With Predominant Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Avielle Siegel  1 , Paul J Chang  1 , Zachary J Jarou  2 , David M Paushter  1 , Carla B Harmath  1 , J Ben Arevalo  2 , Abraham Dachman  1
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Lung Base Findings of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Abdominal CT in Patients With Predominant Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Avielle Siegel et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. This series of patients presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain, without the respiratory symptoms typical of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the abdominal radiologist was the first to suggest COVID-19 infection because of findings in the lung bases on CT of the abdomen. CONCLUSION. COVID-19 infection can present primarily with abdominal symptoms, and the abdominal radiologist must suggest the diagnosis when evaluating the lung bases for typical findings.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; abdominal CT; coronavirus; imaging findings; lung bases.

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