Gülşah YILDIRIM, Hakkı Muammer KARAKAŞ

COVID-19 Hastasında Round Pnömoni Yönetimi

Round pnömoni, yetişkin popülasyonda seyrek görülen bir durumdur. Klinik görünümü ve radyolojik özellikleri malign tümöral lezyonlarla oldukça benzerdir; bu nedenle, doğası gereği genellikle kötü huylu olarak yanlış teşhis edilir. Soliter pulmoner nodülü olan hastalarda, özellikle klinik pnömoni bulguları mevcutsa, tedaviden sonra direkt radyografi veya göğüs bilgisayarlı tomografisi tekrarlanmalı ve takip süresi uzatılmalıdır. Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19) pnömonisinin radyolojik bulguları tanımlanmış olmakla birlikte, bu hastalarda COVID-19 koenfeksiyon olarak başka solunum yolu enfeksiyonlarının da görülebileceği akılda tutulmalıdır.

Round Pneumonia Management in COVID-19 Patient

Round pneumonia is an infrequent entity in the adult population. Its clinical presentation and radiological features resemble to malignant tumoral lesions very much; therefore, it is often misdiagnosed as being malignant in nature. In patients with solitary pulmonary nodules, especially when clinical findings of pneumonia are present, plain radiography or computed tomography of the chest should be repeated after the treatment and follow-up time should be extended. Although radiological findings of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia have been described, it should be kept in mind that other respiratory tract infections may be observed in these patients as a co-infection to COVID-19.

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