COVID-19 or Adenovirus?
AJR article authors: Yan Li and Liming Xia, Tongi Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
History
58-year-old woman with confirmed positive result for viral infection from nucleic acid testing of respiratory secretions, obtained by oropharyngeal swab.
Images via AJR article "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Role of Chest CT in Diagnosis and Management"
Imaging Findings
Transverse CT images show ill-defined patchy ground-glass opacities (GGOs) and segmental and subpleural consolidations in both lungs. Most lesions are along bronchovascular bundles.
Correct Answer: Adenovirus
Adenoviruses belong to the Adenoviridae family, a family of double-stranded DNA viruses. Some studies in the literature have reported that adenovirus pneumonia shows bilateral multifocal GGOs with lobar or segmental distribution indicative of broncho-pneumonia, which resembles bacterial pneumonia.
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