Multiple pneumatoceles and diffuse ground-glass opacities in a 20-month-old boy with COVID-19 pneumonia

Respirol Case Rep. 2021 Sep 5;9(10):e0842. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.842. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has various radiological imaging findings. Although paediatric cases are generally asymptomatic, they may be affected by the disease. Here, we aimed to discuss a case with atypical imaging findings.

Chest computed tomography characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in paediatric patients have been reported to be atypical and different compared to adults. Although pneumatocele has not been reported in paediatric COVID‐19 pneumonia cases in the literature, physician should be familiar with atypical imaging findings.

Keywords: COVID‐19; computed tomography; cyst; pneumatocele; pneumonia.