Discordance Between Radiologic Findings and Molecular Testing in Patients With Underlying Hematologic Malignancy and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 22;7(9):ofaa372. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa372. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is associated with severe disease in patients with hematologic malignancy. We report a series of patients with underlying hematologic malignancy and coronavirus disease of 2019 with discrepancy between radiographic findings and molecular testing. Initial chest x-ray findings should raise suspicion in immunosuppressed patients with typical clinical presentation even with negative initial testing.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; hematologic malignancy; radiology; stem cell transplant.