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

• Published in: American 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
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2014
• Subjects: 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)

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...