Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?

The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a globally concerning pandemic having affected more than 5 million people worldwide. The disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious. Only limited literature exists on the evaluation and management of pregnan...

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Published inJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 272 - 274
Main Authors Francis, Swati, Mathew, Rishi Philip, Khalid, Zareena A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.08.2020
Subjects
Gynecology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Short
Short Commentary
COVID-19
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2
Chest CT
Coronavirus
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
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Summary:The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a globally concerning pandemic having affected more than 5 million people worldwide. The disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious. Only limited literature exists on the evaluation and management of pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. In this short commentary, we inform the readers of the potential role of chest CT in symptomatic COVID-19 pregnant women and the related limitations.
ISSN:0971-9202
0975-6434
DOI:10.1007/s13224-020-01341-5