CHILAIDITI SYNDROME IN A 49-YEAR-OLD MALE WITH COVID-19 INFECTION – CASE REPORT
The authors illustrate a case of a 49-year-old male patient admitted to our Emergency Department with dry persistent cough, fever, chills, vague abdominal discomfort and a recent history of dyspnoea and fatigability, symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection. Physical examination showed mild abdomin...
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Published in | Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brașov. Series VI, Medical sciences Vol. 14(63); no. 2; pp. 37 - 44 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Brasov
Transilvania University of Brasov
25.01.2022
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Summary: | The authors illustrate a case of a 49-year-old male patient admitted to our Emergency Department with dry persistent cough, fever, chills, vague abdominal discomfort and a recent history of dyspnoea and fatigability, symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection. Physical examination showed mild abdominal distension and no signs of peritoneal irritation. The patient was tested positive for COVID-19 and d-dimers were also found positive, raising a strong suspicion diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism as a complication of SARS-COV-2 infection, which required an immediate CT scan. No signs of pulmonary thromboembolism were present on the CT scan. Apart from bilateral pulmonary condensation areas having a ground glass pattern with a peripheral distribution, which are the characteristic radiologic feature of SARS-COV-2 infection, the CT scan also revealed the anterior interposition of the colon between the liver and diaphragm, this being highly suggestive for Chilaiditi Syndrome. |
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ISSN: | 2065-2216 2065-2224 |
DOI: | 10.31926/but.ms.2021.63.14.2.5 |