CT scan does not make a diagnosis of Covid-19: A cautionary case report.

Int J Infect Dis

Montpellier University, 641 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34000, Montpellier, France; Department of Immunology, University Hospital of Nîmes, Place du Pr Debré, 30029, Nîmes, France; Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS-Montpellier University UMR9002, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34396 Montpellier, France; Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Infections Chroniques Montpellier-Nîmes, France. Electronic address:

Published: November 2020

Here, we report the clinical case of a 12-year-old girl presenting with flu-like symptoms, cough, anosmia, ageusia, breathing difficulties, and patchy ground glass opacities on TDM chest scan who turned out to be Coronavirus 229E-infected. This case draws attention to the risk of false COVID-19 diagnosis when over-relying on CT scan imaging.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467017PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.073DOI Listing

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