Radiology case reports
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Radiology case reports · Jul 2020
Case ReportsEctopic Cushing syndrome caused by a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A case report.
Cushing syndrome is a disorder that occurs when the body is exposed to a higher than normal level of the hormone cortisol. It is most commonly caused by exogenous glucocorticoids, and less commonly due to endogenous sources. ⋯ Cushing syndrome was confirmed based on clinical features and biochemical tests. Further investigation revealed an ACTH-producing functional neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas causing ectopic Cushing syndrome.
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Radiology case reports · Jul 2020
Case ReportsChest CT findings of early and progressive phase COVID-19 infection from a US patient.
The SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19), originally reported in Wuhan, China, has rapidly proliferated throughout several continents and the first case in the United States was reported on January 19, 2020. According to the ACR guidelines issued shortly after this disease was declared a pandemic, radiologists are expected to familiarize themselves with the CT appearance of COVID-19 infection in order to be able to identify specific findings of this entity. This case report discusses the relevant imaging findings of one of the first cases in the mid-western United States. ⋯ The utility of the noncontrast CT chest in the diagnosis of COVID-19 has been controversial, but there are specific imaging findings that have been increasingly associated with this virus in the appropriate clinical context. The stages of imaging findings in COVID-19 are considered along with the implications of fibrosis throughout the stages. Future considerations include using artificial intelligence algorithms to distinguish between community acquired pneumonias and COVID-19 infection.
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Radiology case reports · Jul 2020
Case ReportsArterial and venous abdominal thrombosis in a 79-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumonia.
As coronavirus pandemic continue to spread over the world, we have to be aware of potential complications on hospitalized patients. We report a case of a 79-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by combined arterial and venous thrombosis of upper mesenteric vessels. As unenhanced chest CT scan plays a key role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, we should pay attention to indirect signs of thrombosis.