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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

Radiographic findings MERS-CoV infection include unilateral or bilateral patchy densities or opacities, interstitial infiltrates, consolidation] and pleural effusions.

Chest X Ray

MERS-CoV infection causes atypical pneumonia characterized by diffuse alveolar damage with the potential to progress to ARDS.[1] Chest X ray findings may range from focal to extensive abnormalities including:[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Arabi, Yaseen M (2014-03-18). "Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection". Annals of internal medicine. 160 (6): 389–397. doi:10.7326/M13-2486. ISSN 1539-3704. PMID 24474051. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
  2. Assiri, Abdullah (2013-09). "Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study". The Lancet infectious diseases. 13 (9): 752–761. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70204-4. ISSN 1474-4457. PMID 23891402. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Ajlan, Amr M.; Ahyad, Rayan A.; Jamjoom, Lamia Ghazi; Alharthy, Ahmed; Madani, Tariq A. (2014). "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection: Chest CT Findings". American Journal of Roentgenology: 1–6. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.13021. ISSN 0361-803X.
  4. Assiri, Abdullah; Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A; Al-Rabeeah, Abdullah A; Al-Rabiah, Fahad A; Al-Hajjar, Sami; Al-Barrak, Ali; Flemban, Hesham; Al-Nassir, Wafa N; Balkhy, Hanan H; Al-Hakeem, Rafat F; Makhdoom, Hatem Q; Zumla, Alimuddin I; Memish, Ziad A (2013). "Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13 (9): 752–761. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70204-4. ISSN 1473-3099.
  5. Arabi, Yaseen M.; Arifi, Ahmed A.; Balkhy, Hanan H.; Najm, Hani; Aldawood, Abdulaziz S.; Ghabashi, Alaa; Hawa, Hassan; Alothman, Adel; Khaldi, Abdulaziz; Al Raiy, Basel (2014). "Clinical Course and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection". Annals of Internal Medicine. 160 (6): 389–397. doi:10.7326/M13-2486. ISSN 0003-4819.