Discordance Between Radiologic Findings and Molecular Testing in Patients With Underlying Hematologic Malignancy and Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Mohammed A RajaYoichiro NatoriAditya ChandorkarJose F CamargoJacques SimkinsDavid AndrewsTerrence BradleyJustin WattsKrishna KomanduriMichele I MorrisJoel E FishmanPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is associated with severe disease in patients with hematologic malignancy. We report a series of patients with underlying hematologic malignancy and coronavirus disease of 2019 with discrepancy between radiographic findings and molecular testing. Initial chest x-ray findings should raise suspicion in immunosuppressed patients with typical clinical presentation even with negative initial testing.