Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Infection: A Case Report of Serial Computed Tomographic Findings in a Young Male Patient

Korean J Radiol. 2016 Jan-Feb;17(1):166-70. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.1.166. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Abstract

Radiologic findings of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a novel coronavirus infection, have been rarely reported. We report a 30-year-old male presented with fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, who was diagnosed with MERS. A chest computed tomographic scan revealed rapidly developed multifocal nodular consolidations with ground-glass opacity halo and mixed consolidation, mainly in the dependent and peripheral areas. After treatment, follow-up imaging showed that these abnormalities markedly decreased but fibrotic changes developed.

Keywords: CT; Clinical course; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Radiograph; Serial imaging finding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronavirus Infections / pathology
  • Fever / virology
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus*
  • Radiography, Thoracic / methods*
  • Republic of Korea
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*