Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection: chest CT findings

The purpose of this study was to describe the chest CT findings in seven patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. The most common CT finding in hospitalized patients with MERS-CoV infection is that of bilateral predominantly subpleural and basilar airspace cha...

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Published inAmerican journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 203; no. 4; p. 782
Main Authors Ajlan, Amr M, Ahyad, Rayan A, Jamjoom, Lamia Ghazi, Alharthy, Ahmed, Madani, Tariq A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2014
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Egypt
Female
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Radiography, Thoracic - methods
Retrospective Studies
Saudi Arabia
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - classification
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Young Adult
high-resolution CT
CT
Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS)
coronavirus
organizing pneumonia
Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to describe the chest CT findings in seven patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. The most common CT finding in hospitalized patients with MERS-CoV infection is that of bilateral predominantly subpleural and basilar airspace changes, with more extensive ground-glass opacities than consolidation. The subpleural and peribronchovascular predilection of the abnormalities is suggestive of an organizing pneumonia pattern.
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ISSN:1546-3141
1546-3141
DOI:10.2214/AJR.14.13021