Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which initially emerged in Wuhan, China, has rapidly swept around the world, causing grave morbidity and mortality. It manifests with several symptoms, on a spectrum from asymptomatic to severe illness and death. Many typical imaging features of this disease are described, such as bilateral multi-lobar ground-glass opacities (GGO) or consolidations with a predominantly peripheral distribution. COVID-19-associated bronchiectasis is an atypical finding, and it is not a commonly described sequel of the disease. Here, we present a previously healthy middle-aged man who developed progressive bronchiectasis evident on serial chest CT scans with superimposed bacterial infection following COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient’s complicated hospital course of superimposed bacterial infection in the setting of presumed bronchiectasis secondary to COVID-19 is alleged to have contributed to his prolonged hospital stay, with difficulty in weaning off mechanical ventilation. Clinicians should have high suspicion and awareness of such a debilitating complication, as further follow-up and management might be warranted.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, Pneumonia, Chest CT, bronchiectasis, 【초록키워드】 Coronavirus disease 2019, mechanical ventilation, hospital, Symptoms, ground-glass opacity, Asymptomatic, management, Patient, death, Bacterial infection, morbidity and mortality, GGO, Follow-up, distribution, disease, consolidation, Atypical, chest CT scan, Hospital stay, feature, Wuhan, China, Course, described, healthy, the disease, contributed, 【제목키워드】 Impact,