Early experiences of COVID-19 infected, middle-aged patients

Jessica Lee; Mitchell Yam; Noel Young; Jonathan Iredell

doi:10.1111/1754-9485.13100

Early experiences of COVID-19 infected, middle-aged patients

J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2020 Oct;64(5):668-670. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13100. Epub 2020 Oct 1.

Authors

Jessica Lee¹, Mitchell Yam², Noel Young^{2

3}, Jonathan Iredell^{4

3}

Affiliations

¹ Resident Support Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Radiology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Abstract

This case report describes our early radiological experiences of middle-aged patients with COVID-19 at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. We found limited relationship between initial CT imaging appearances and progression to severe disease. The most effective use of imaging in COVID-19 is yet to be determined.

Keywords: COVID-19; chest CT; middle-aged patients.

MeSH terms

Adult
Australia / epidemiology
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Diseases / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Radiography, Thoracic*
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*