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Lung CT Segmentation to Identify Consolidations and Ground Glass Areas for Quantitative Assesment of SARS-CoV Pneumonia
Published on: December 19, 2020
[A boy with a rare pulmonary disease; COVID-19 is clouding our judgment]
Tessa A G van Gansewinkel1,2, Rick de Rooy3, Gideon Latten4
1Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Sittard/Geleen. Afd. Kindergeneeskunde.
Background:
In times of coronavirus, a patient with respiratory symptoms whose chest CT scan reveals ground-glass opacities, COVID-19 may seem an obvious diagnosis.
Case Description:
At the (currently assumed) peak of the coronavirus crisis, a 12-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital twice for severe respiratory symptoms. A chest CT scan revealed ground-glass opacities.COVID-19 pneumonia was initially thought of. However, it turned out to be a rare interstitial pulmonary disease.
Conclusion:
Due to the increased awareness about COVID-19, tunnel vision is lurking. Even during a health crisis, doctors should remain alert to alternative diagnoses.
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