Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Infection: A Case Report of Serial Computed Tomographic Findings in a Young Male Patient.
10.3348/kjr.2016.17.1.166
- Author:
Won Jin CHOI
1
;
Ki Nam LEE
;
Eun Ju KANG
;
Hyuck LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan 49201, Korea. gnlee@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Middle East respiratory syndrome;
Serial imaging finding;
CT;
Radiograph;
Clinical course
- MeSH:
Adult;
Coronavirus Infections/pathology/*radiography;
Fever/virology;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Male;
*Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus;
Radiography, Thoracic/*methods;
Republic of Korea;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2016;17(1):166-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Radiologic findings of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a novel coronavirus infection, have been rarely reported. We report a 30-year-old male presented with fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, who was diagnosed with MERS. A chest computed tomographic scan revealed rapidly developed multifocal nodular consolidations with ground-glass opacity halo and mixed consolidation, mainly in the dependent and peripheral areas. After treatment, follow-up imaging showed that these abnormalities markedly decreased but fibrotic changes developed.
