Post-covid-19 Vanishing Paraseptal Emphysema
Cabanne, E., & Revel, M. P. (2021). Post-COVID-19 Vanishing Paraseptal Emphysema. Radiology, 299(2), E249. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2021210339
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Disease Location
Lung
Personal Characteristics
77-year-old woman with a 40-pack-year smoking history
Clinical Characteristics
Admitted to the intensive care unit for sars-cov-2 pneumonia. She responded well to treatment with dexamethasone. The admission chest CT scan demonstrated bilateral peripheral ground glass opacities in the right middle lobe with marked paraseptal emphysema in the lower lobes
Remission Characteristics
Four months later, a repeat chest CT showed that the paraseptal emphysematous changes had nearly resolved
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
The loss of this patient’s paraseptal emphysema is related to the healing phase of this viral pneumonia, with loss of the airways communicating with these regions.
Clinical Treatment
Dexamethasone