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Case 3
This man is a non-smoker with co-morbid and COVID-19 positive. He was warded
and on oxygen support, never intubated and was treated with Kaletra and
hydroxychloroquine. He was discharged well. However, he was readmitted to
hospital because of breathlessness. During the second admission, he did not
require any oxygen support. At the second admission, also the 4th week of illness,
to be precise, we managed to get a High-resolution CT chest for him. So, what have
we found?
Like previous cases, we found all these lines on the HRCT chest, representing
fibrosis with peri-lobular patterns which is an organizing pneumonia pattern of
fibrosis. The lung volume showed a slight reduction and it was more pronounced
on the right as compared on the left. There is a ground glass appearance with
fibrotic bands.
