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COVID-19 pneumonia

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fever with cough.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
ct

Bilateral multifocal areas of ground-glass opacities seen in both lung mainly of peripheral distribution with areas of consolidation and inter-lobular septal thickening of the lower posterior zones.

No pleural or pericardial effusion seen.

No mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy seen.

Case Discussion

The patient had a positive RT-PCR test for COVID-19 infection.

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