Unexpected Findings of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) at the Lung Bases on Abdominopelvic CT.
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Abstract
<b>OBJECTIVE.</b> The purpose of this study is to report unanticipated lung base findings on abdominal CT in 23 patients concerning for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In these patients, who were not previously suspected of having COVID-19, abdominal pain was the most common indication for CT (<i>n</i> = 19), and 11 patients had no extrapulmonary findings. Seventeen patients underwent polymerase chain reaction testing, which returned positive results for all 17. <b>CONCLUSION.</b> Unsuspected coronavirus disease may be strongly suggested on the basis of lung findings on abdominopelvic CT.
Medical subject headings
- Abdominal Pain
- Betacoronavirus
- Coronavirus Infections
- Lung
- Pneumonia, Viral