A boy with a rare pulmonary disease; COVID-19 is clouding our judgment

BACKGROUND: In times of coronavirus, a patient with respiratory symptoms whose chest CT scan reveals ground-glass opacities, COVID-19 may seem an obvious diagnosis.

CASE DESCRIPTION: At the (currently assumed) peak of the coronavirus crisis, a 12-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital twice for severe respiratory symptoms. A chest CT scan revealed ground-glass opacities.COVID-19 pneumonia was initially thought of. However, it turned out to be a rare interstitial pulmonary disease.

CONCLUSION: Due to the increased awareness about COVID-19, tunnel vision is lurking. Even during a health crisis, doctors should remain alert to alternative diagnoses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:164

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 164(2020) vom: 17. Sept.

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Een jongen met een zeldzame longziekte

Beteiligte Personen:

van Gansewinkel, Tessa A G [VerfasserIn]
de Rooy, Rick [VerfasserIn]
Latten, Gideon [VerfasserIn]
Krdzalic, Jasenko [VerfasserIn]
Rosias, Philippe R [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Case Reports
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.01.2021

Date Revised 13.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318967561