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| Calcifications found in the chest CT of a Patient suffering from 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pneumonia: a case report
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Hajar Bennani , Badreeddine Alami, Youness Dkhissi, Meryem Hal?ua ,Y?ussef Ala?ui Lamrani, Meryem B?ubb?u,M?unia Serraj,B?uchra Aamara, Mustapha Maar?ufi,
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Abstract:
Since December 2019, the w?rld is facing a panpidemic n?vel c?r?navirus disease named C?VID-19 causing a worldwild health problem. The n?n-enhanced chest c?mputed t?m?graphy (CT) was proven to be a very sensitive tool to an early diagnosis, for monitoring the abnormalities evolution and predicting complications in patients with c?r?navirus disease 2019 (C?VID-19). We're reporting the case ?f a 62 years old man with a recent hist?ry ?f traveling fr?m an endemic c?untry, wh? presented c?ugh, asthenia and a high grade fever. The real-time p?lymerase chain reacti?n (RT-PCR) test was posistive and the chest CT at admissi?n showed bilateral and patchy consolidation with a prominent peripherally subpleural distribution, and preferred posterior and lower lobe predilection, which was suggestive ?f C?VID-19 infection, it also showed calcifications within the pathological area which is very uncommon. The patient were treated with hydr?xychl?r?quine in c?mbinati?n with Azithr?mycin, with a very satisfying evolution. We present this case to discuss the possible theories explaining the association of calcifications with the virus-induced pulmonary injuries and highlight the possibility that the virus tends to graft on a pathological parenchyma.
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