Cavitary Pulmonary Lesion Due To COVID-19 Infection Mimicking Lung Cancer

Various radiological findings have been detected associated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). We pre-sent here a middle-aged patient with a thick-walled cavitary lesion resembling lung cancer radiologically after COVID-19. Most of the etiological factors for cavitary lung lesions were investigated, and no specif-ic cause was found. After empirical dual antibiotic treatment, the cavitary and the nodular lesion were observed to regress almost completely in control thorax computed tomography. For this reason, we considered the cavity of our patient as a late compli-cation of COVID-19 and also we advocate the im-portance of monitoring patients with clinical data and laboratory values as well as radiological findings after contracting COVID-19.

Akciðer Kanserini Taklit Eden COVID-19 Enfeksiyonuna Baðlý Kaviter Pulmoner Lezyon

Coronavirus hastalýðý 2019 (COVID-19) sýrasýnda çeþitli radyolojik bulgular tespit edilebilir. COVID-19 sonrasý radyolojik olarak akciðer kanserini düþündü-ren kalýn duvarlý kaviter lezyonu olan orta yaþlý bir hastayý sunuyoruz. Hastamýzda kaviter akciðer lezyon-larýnýn etiyolojik faktörlerinden bir çoðu araþtýrýldý ve herhangi spesifik bir neden bulunamadý. Ampirik ikili antibiyotik tedavisi sonrasý kontrol toraks bilgisayarlý tomografisinde kaviter ve nodüler lezyonlarýn tama yakýn gerilediði gözlendi. Bu nedenle hastamýzýn kavitesini COVID-19'un geç bir komplikasyonu ola-rak deðerlendirdik ve ayrýca COVID-19 enfeksiyonu sonrasý hastalarýn klinik verileri ve laboratuvar deðer-lerinin yaný sýra radyolojik bulgularý ile de izlenmesi-nin önemini vurguladýk.

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