Thorax CT findings of temporal changes in a case with COVID-19 pneumonia

ATALAR M. H., Caylak H., Atasoy D., Cetinkaya N., Sarlismailoglu R.

ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.349-352, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/acam.20377
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.349-352
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), which has recently become a worldwide pandemic with high mortality, causes severe pneumonia. The major routes of transmission of this disease are direct inhalation of respiratory droplets or contact with surfaces contaminated with them. Its definitive diagnosis is made by a real-time PCR test. Radiological methods, especially computed tomography (CT), play an important role in supporting the diagnosis and determining disease stage and complications. In this paper, we report the CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia at different disease stages in a patient diagnosed with the disease, and we provide a discussion of the relevant literature.