COVID-19 pneumonia and an indelible ground-glass nodule.

Sumitaka YamanakaShinichiro OtaYukihiro YoshidaMasaharu Shinkai

Published in: Respirology case reports (2021)

When a chest computed tomography (CT) scan is performed in the diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, the possibility of lung neoplasm should be kept in mind if the ground-glass nodule (GGN) shows features that are non-specific for viral infection, such as solitary nature, relative roundness, well-defined borders, and distance from the pleura.

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