Ground Glass Opacities Differential Diagnosis in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Report

The pandemic has predisposed all healthcare professionals to assess all viral pneumonia cases preliminarily as COVID-19, with a definitive diagnosis of COVID-19 made on the basis of a positive RT-PCR result. Occasionally, however, there are cases with negative RT-PCR test results both with thoracic CT findings indicative of COVID-19. It is thus very important to consider immunosuppressive conditions and other viral types of pneumonia in the differential diagnosis in patients who do not seem to respond to COVID-19 treatments. We present her a case of HIV infection identified in a differential diagnosis of ground glass opacities.

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Buzlu Cam Ayýrýcý Tanýsý: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Pandemi, doktorlarýn tüm viral pnömonileri birinci ön taný olarak COVID-19 olarak deðerlendirmeye yatkýn hale getirmiþtir. COVID-19'un kesin tanýsý, pozitif bir RT-PCR testi ile konur, ancak bazen RT-PCR test sonuçlarý negatif olan, fakat COVID-19'u gösteren toraks BT bulgularý olan olgular da vardýr. Bu nedenle, COVID-19 tedavilerinden fayda görmeyen hastalarda ayýrýcý tanýda immünsupresif sebeplerin ve diðer viral pnömonilerin araþtýrýlmasý çok önemlidir. Buzlu cam opasiteleri ayýrýcý tanýsýnda HIV enfeksiyonu saptanan bir olgu sunulmuþtur.

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