COVID-19: case 26

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Izzo Andrea, D’Aversa Lucia, Cerimoniale Giuseppe, Mazzella Giuseppe, Pergoli Pericle, Faiola Eugenio Leone, Di Pastena Francesca

U.O.C.  Diagnostica per immagini – Ospedale “Dono Svizzero” Formia DEA I livello– Asl Latina

55- year-old female patient with dyspnea for a few days; no fever. pO2:70%. Potential exposure to the SARS-CoV-2. Medical history: asthma and DM.

Chest radiography:

Findings consistent with interstitial pneumonia.

The RT-PCR test on nasopharyngeal swab turned positive and the patient was transferred to the referral center (Spallanzani Hospital in Rome).