Chest computed tomography findings typical of COVID-19 pneumonia in Germany as early as 30 December 2019: a case report

Antonia Petersen; Sebastian Nagel; Bernd Hamm; Matthias Taupitz

doi:10.1186/s13256-023-03809-0

Chest computed tomography findings typical of COVID-19 pneumonia in Germany as early as 30 December 2019: a case report

J Med Case Rep. 2023 Mar 24;17(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03809-0.

Authors

Antonia Petersen¹, Sebastian Nagel², Bernd Hamm², Matthias Taupitz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany. antonia.petersen@charite.de.
² Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany.

Abstract

Background: The first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 were officially confirmed in Germany and its European neighbors in late January 2020. In France and Italy, there is evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 was spreading as early as December 2019.

Case presentation: We report on a 71-year-old male patient from Germany who was admitted to our hospital on 30 December 2019 with pneumonia of unclear etiology and chest computed tomography findings typical of COVID-19 pneumonia.

Conclusion: This case may indicate that coronavirus disease 2019 was already spreading in Germany as early as December 2019.

Keywords: 2019; COVID-19; Case report; Computed tomography; Europe; Germany.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19* / diagnostic imaging
Germany
Humans
Male
Pneumonia* / diagnostic imaging
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed