Title:Clinical Characterizations and Radiological Findings of COVID-19: A 4
Case Report
Volume: 18
Author(s): Zhenguo Qiao, Dong Liu, Fangfang Fu, Aihua Ye*Chunhong Hu*
Affiliation:
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Keywords:
COVID-19, family members, diagnosis, treatment, CT, real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Abstract:
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, previously known as novel coronavirus
[2019-nCoV]), first reported in China, has now been declared a global health emergency by
World Health Organization. The clinical severity ranges from asymptomatic individuals to death. Here,
we report clinical features and radiological changes of a cured family cluster infected with COVID-19.
Case Presentation: In this report, we enrolled a family of 4 members who were admitted to our hospital
in January 2020. We performed a detailed analysis of each patient’s records. All patients underwent
chest computed tomography (CT) examination with 120 kilovolts peak and 150 kilovolt-ampere. Realtime
polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) examinations for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid were done using nasopharyngeal swabs.
Conclusion: In the family members infected with COVID-19 who were accompanied by other diseases
or had low immunity, the pneumonia was prone to be aggravated.
