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Rwanda Medical Journal
Rwanda Health Communication Center - Rwanda Biomedical Center (RHCC - RBC)
ISSN: 2079-097X
EISSN: 2079-097X
Vol. 78, No. 2, 2021, pp. 9-13
Bioline Code: rw21010
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
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Rwanda Medical Journal, Vol. 78, No. 2, 2021, pp. 9-13

 en Fever and Hypoxemia in an Era of High Risk for COVID-19 Infection: The Role of Chest Imaging With Chest Radiography and High-Resolution CT-Scan - Case Series
Shumbusho, P.; Niyongabo, P.; Mucyo, W. & Rudakemwa, E.

Abstract

SARS-COV 2 is a betacoronavirus responsible for the 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). Fever is a major symptom and is frequently accompanied by what is recognized as rather characteristic radiological findings of bilateral, peripheral, multifocal and basal ground-glass opacities. To enlighten the health care professionals regarding these common findings in Rwanda, here, we review the clinical and imaging findings in 3 patients and provide an update of the current role and choices of imaging technology in COVID-19

Keywords
Coronavirus; Fever; Pandemics; High-Resolution Computed Tomography; CO-RADS.

 
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