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Unenhanced computed tomography identified pleural and pericardial effusion in a 90-year-old woman with Covid-19 pneumonia and heart failure, guiding hospitalization and treatment.
Case Report (n=1)
Unenhanced CT can be useful in diagnosing and managing pericardial and pleural effusions in elderly patients with Covid-19 pneumonia and underlying heart failure.
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Hypothesis-generating for unenhanced CT in elderly COVID-19 patients with heart failure; prospective studies needed before clinical adoption.
Coronavirus-19 disease is an acute respiratory syndrome infection that primarily infects the lungs, and may extend to other organs such as the cardiovascular system. Here we describe the case of a 90-year-old woman, affected by heart failure (NYHA, class III), with bilateral Covid-19 pneumonia, complicated by pleural and pericardial effusion. An unenhanced Computed Tomography, urgently made, allowed to hospitalize and treat the patient, monitoring her clinical situations.
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Messina et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Covid-19 pneumonia with pleural and pericardial effusion (n=1). Unenhanced Computed Tomography was evaluated. Unenhanced computed tomography identified pleural and pericardial effusion in a 90-year-old woman with Covid-19 pneumonia and heart failure, guiding hospitalization and treatment.
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