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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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From: Chest radiographic score and lactate dehydrogenase are independent risk factors linked to mortality in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) patients

Fig. 4

A 68-year-old man with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Serial chest radiographs show a type 4 pattern of progression. A A frontal chest radiograph shows airspace disease involving the in the right upper, mid and lower zone with a chest radiographic score of 12 with bilateral pleural effusion. B On day 4, a follow-up frontal chest radiograph shows further deterioration of right lung air space opacity with increase of bilateral pleural effusion. C On day 6, further worsening of the bilateral air space opacities noted. D A CT scan done on the same day shows bilateral pleural effusion with bilateral air space consolidations. E On day 8, the patient further deteriorated and was put on ventilation. At this stage his serum LDH was 1326 and he died on day 10

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