Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection: Chest CT Findings

• DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13021
• Publication Date: 2014-06-11T15:26:21Z
• Authors: Amr M. Ajlan; Rayan A. Ahyad; Lamia Ghazi Jamjoom; Ahmed Alharthy; Tariq A. Madani
• Keywords: Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Coronavirus

The purpose of this study was to describe the chest CT findings in seven patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.The most common finding hospitalized MERS-CoV infection is that bilateral predominantly subpleural and basilar airspace changes, more extensive ground-glass opacities than consolidation. peribronchovascular predilection abnormalities suggestive an organizing pneumonia pattern.