Short-term Changes on Follow-up Chest X-rays of Familial Cluster of COVID-19 Cases

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021 Jan;31(1):S19-S22. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.Supp1.S19.

Abstract

In this study, we report a familial cluster of cases which included five patients and two close contacts who were confirmed to have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These participants had received real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and chest X-rays (CXRs) before diagnosis. The follow-up CXRs of three patients in the family showed significant progression, with COVID-19 pneumonia, clinically worsening in a short period of time. Therefore, the results of follow-up CXRs in the short-term may be an adjunctive diagnostic method for COVID-19 disease diagnosis and its progression. Key Words: Chest X-ray, COVID-19, RT-PCR, Familial clustering.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • X-Rays