Author/Authors :
Zhao, Li Department of Radiology - Shaoxing People’s Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University), Shaoxing, China , Chen, Bo Department of Radiology - Shaoxing People’s Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University), Shaoxing, China , Huang, Ya’nan Department of Radiology - Shaoxing People’s Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University), Shaoxing, China , Yang, Minxia Department of Radiology - Shaoxing People’s Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University), Shaoxing, China , Yang, Jianfeng Department of Radiology - Shaoxing People’s Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University), Shaoxing, China , Zhao, Zhenhua Department of Radiology - Shaoxing People’s Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University), Shaoxing, China
Abstract :
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, China. It is a highly contagious respiratory disease, the basic reproductive
number (RO value) for COVID-19 has been reported as 2.68 with an epidemic doubling time of 6.4 days. In this case report, a 50-yearold man presented with a history of fever and chills. Chest radiographs failed to find any abnormality, and computed tomography
(CT) showed ground glass shadow of the upper lobe of the left lung. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of the patient’s
pharyngeal swab was positive for COVID-19 nucleic acid. The course of the disease developed from mild to severe, then improved
and recovered. The patient underwent antiviral drugs, low dose of glucocorticoids, symptomatic treatment, and immunoglobulin
for human intravenous injection. We report this long time follow-up case of COVID-19.
