Unsuspected COVID-19 pneumonia suggests need for higher level of personal protective equipment usage during routine radiologic examinations: Two case reports

Megan H Lee, MD; Franco Verde, MD; Pamela T Johnson, MD; Elliot K. Fishman, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Feb 2021)

Unsuspected COVID-19 pneumonia suggests need for higher level of personal protective equipment usage during routine radiologic examinations: Two case reports

Megan H Lee, MD,
Franco Verde, MD,
Pamela T Johnson, MD,
Elliot K. Fishman, MD

Affiliations

Megan H Lee, MD: Corresponding author.; The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Franco Verde, MD: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Pamela T Johnson, MD: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Elliot K. Fishman, MD: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3235-A, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 2
pp. 221 – 223

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Two case reports demonstrating the need for enhanced usage of personal protective equipment of face shield, respirator, gloves, and gown during routine radiologic evaluation who may screen negative for COVID-19 and or atypical COVID-19 symptoms. First case is of a 42-year-old woman undergoing preoperative evaluation for endometrial cancer in the outpatient setting. The second case is of a 49-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for abdominal CT imaging from the emergency department. Both cases demonstrate typical lung imaging finding of COVID-19. These cases highlight the need for additional precautions in the outpatient and emergency setting even for patients in whom COVID-19 infection is not suspected.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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