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Case Reports
. 2020 May 5;6(7):363-366.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.04.015. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Syncope as the presenting symptom of COVID-19 infection

Elisa Ebrille  1 , Maria Teresa Lucciola  1 , Claudia Amellone  1 , Flavia Ballocca  1 , Fabrizio Orlando  1 , Massimo Giammaria  1
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Case Reports

Syncope as the presenting symptom of COVID-19 infection

Elisa Ebrille et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
A: Unremarkable chest radiograph at the time of hospital admission. B: Chest radiograph showing right lower lobe pneumonia after hospitalization.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A: Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest showing bilateral multiple ground-glass opacities. B: CT scan of the chest showing imaging improvement correlated with resolution of clinical symptoms.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A: Chest radiograph within normal limits. B: Chest radiograph showing an area of lung dysventilation in the right lower lobe. C: Computed tomography scan of the chest showing bilateral pneumonia, with multiple ground-glass opacities and subpleural distribution.
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