Case Report

PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS

Volume: 23 Number: 4 October 17, 2022
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PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS

Abstract

With the pandemic process, the frequency of clinicians' referrals for thoracic imaging has increased. In this article, three cases diagnosed other than COVID-19 in pandemic clinics are presented. A 33-years-old male admitted to the pandemic clinic with sore throat and dyspnea for two days. A large pneumothorax was observed on thorax imaging. The tube thoracostomy was performed. The patient was discharged after 14 days of follow-up. A 31-years-old female patient was admitted to pandemic clinic with the complaints of exertional dyspnea, cough, sore throat and abdominal pain for two weeks. Massive effusion was observed on thorax imaging. As a result of further examinations, the patient was diagnosed with metastatic colon carcinoma. An 18-years-old male patient was admitted to the pandemic clinic with chest pain lasting for a day. Mediastinal emphysema was observed on thorax imaging. The increased number of thoracic imaging during the pandemic process will lead to an increase in the incidence of asymptomatic and subclinical thoracic pathologies. This increase of incidence should be reveled with further epidemiological studies.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

October 17, 2022

Submission Date

August 13, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 23 Number: 4

APA
Özdemir, S., Akça, H., Altunok, İ., Algın, A., & Kokulu, K. (2022). PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi, 23(4), 471-474. https://doi.org/10.18229/kocatepetip.780004
AMA
1.Özdemir S, Akça H, Altunok İ, Algın A, Kokulu K. PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi. 2022;23(4):471-474. doi:10.18229/kocatepetip.780004
Chicago
Özdemir, Serdar, Hatice Akça, İbrahim Altunok, Abdullah Algın, and Kamil Kokulu. 2022. “PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS”. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi 23 (4): 471-74. https://doi.org/10.18229/kocatepetip.780004.
EndNote
Özdemir S, Akça H, Altunok İ, Algın A, Kokulu K (October 1, 2022) PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi 23 4 471–474.
IEEE
[1]S. Özdemir, H. Akça, İ. Altunok, A. Algın, and K. Kokulu, “PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS”, Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 471–474, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.18229/kocatepetip.780004.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Serdar - Akça, Hatice - Altunok, İbrahim - Algın, Abdullah - Kokulu, Kamil. “PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS”. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi 23/4 (October 1, 2022): 471-474. https://doi.org/10.18229/kocatepetip.780004.
JAMA
1.Özdemir S, Akça H, Altunok İ, Algın A, Kokulu K. PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi. 2022;23:471–474.
MLA
Özdemir, Serdar, et al. “PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS”. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi, vol. 23, no. 4, Oct. 2022, pp. 471-4, doi:10.18229/kocatepetip.780004.
Vancouver
1.Serdar Özdemir, Hatice Akça, İbrahim Altunok, Abdullah Algın, Kamil Kokulu. PATIENTS NON-COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN PANDEMIC CLINICS: THREE CASE REPORTS. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi. 2022 Oct. 1;23(4):471-4. doi:10.18229/kocatepetip.780004