CT scan does not make a diagnosis of Covid-19: A cautionary case

Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Nov 2020

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CT scan does not make a diagnosis of Covid-19: A cautionary case report.

Here, we report the clinical case of a 12-year-old girl presenting with flu-like symptoms, cough, anosmia, ageusia, breathing difficulties, and patchy ground glass opacities on TDM chest scan who turned out to be Coronavirus 229E-infected. This case draws attention to the risk of false COVID-19 diagnosis when over-relying on CT scan imaging.

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- Tu Anh Tran, Renaud Cezar, Julien Frandon, Sarah Kabani, and Pierre Corbeau.
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Nîmes, Place du Pr Debré, 30029, Nîmes, France; IRMB, INSERM U1183-Montpellier University, 80 Rue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier, France; Montpellier University, 641 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34000, Montpellier, France.
- Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Nov 1; 100: 182-183.
AbstractHere, we report the clinical case of a 12-year-old girl presenting with flu-like symptoms, cough, anosmia, ageusia, breathing difficulties, and patchy ground glass opacities on TDM chest scan who turned out to be Coronavirus 229E-infected. This case draws attention to the risk of false COVID-19 diagnosis when over-relying on CT scan imaging.Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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