Elsevier

Radiology Case Reports

Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2021, Pages 2442-2446
Radiology Case Reports

Case Report
Simultaneous presence of the “bullseye” and “reversed halo” sign at CT of COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report

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Abstract

The “bullseye” sign has been exclusively reported in patients suffering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. It is theorized that this newly recognized computed tomography (CT) feature represents a sign of organizing pneumonia. Well established signs of organizing pneumonia also reported in COVID-19 patients include linear opacities, the “reversed halo” sign (or “atoll” sign), and a perilobular distribution of abnormalities. These findings are usually present on imaging in the intermediate and late stage of the disease. This is a case of simultaneous presence of the “bullseye” and the “reversed halo” sign on chest CT images of a COVID-19 patient examined 22 days after symptom onset.

Keywords

COVID-19
Pneumonia
Bullseye
Reversed halo
CT
Organizing pneumonia

Abbreviations

COVID-19
coronavirus disease 2019
GGO
ground glass opacity
RT-PCR
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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