CT chest findings in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)

摘要

We read with great interest the timely presented research article by Cheng et al. outlining the first case of COVID-19 in Taiwan. 1 With World Health Organization (WHO) declaring thediseasetoapandemiclevel,itisimportantfortheactive clinicians to be well versed with the clinical and radiological findings of this disease for early diagnosis and action. 2,3 In this article, the authors have meticulously delineated the clinical progress of the patient but most impressive part is the succinct but clear explanation of the radiological fea- tures.Withourletterwewishtocomplementthe articleand elaborate more in the chest imaging in COVID-19. Although most of the radiological findings presented in these patients are generic and can be seen in many systemic infectious processes such as pneumonia (viral or bacterial), inflam- matory conditions (inflammatory lung diseases, vasculitis) and cardiac etiologies affecting lung parenchyma such as decompensated congestive heart failure, early recognition and high index of suspicion is of paramount importance.