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Multiple pneumatoceles and diffuse ground-glass opacities in a 20-month-old boy with COVID-19 pneumonia

Cihan Özgür1, Caner Doğan2

  • 1Department of Radiology Bulanik State Hospital Mus Turkey.

Respirology Case Reports
|September 10, 2021
PubMed

Insights

This study discusses a pediatric case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting with unusual radiological imaging findings. It highlights that children, often asymptomatic, can exhibit diverse and atypical disease manifestations on scans.

Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Pediatrics
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated diverse radiological manifestations.
  • Pediatric cases of COVID-19 are typically asymptomatic or mild.
  • Atypical presentations in children warrant further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report and discuss a pediatric case of COVID-19 with atypical radiological imaging findings.
  • To contribute to the understanding of the spectrum of COVID-19 in children.
  • To emphasize the importance of considering unusual imaging patterns in pediatric COVID-19.

Main Methods:

  • Case report of a pediatric patient diagnosed with COVID-19.
  • Review of radiological imaging studies (e.g., CT scans, X-rays) performed.
  • Analysis of clinical presentation and correlation with imaging findings.

Main Results:

  • The pediatric patient presented with radiological findings not commonly associated with COVID-19 in children.
  • Detailed description of the specific atypical imaging abnormalities observed.
  • Discussion of potential differential diagnoses and implications of these findings.

Conclusions:

  • COVID-19 in children can present with a wider range of radiological findings than previously recognized.
  • Atypical imaging findings in pediatric COVID-19 cases necessitate careful evaluation.
  • Further research is needed to fully characterize the diverse radiological spectrum of COVID-19 in pediatric populations.

Keywords:
COVID‐19computed tomographycystpneumatocelepneumonia

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