Lung Abscess in a COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has many complications and also atypical presentations. Here, we reported a 60-year-old female who was admitted to our center complaining of headache and dyspnea. The initial high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan revealed an abscess in the middle lobe of the right lung and also patchy pleural base ground-glass opacity consistent with COVID-19 infection. A treatment regimen, including dexamethasone, enoxaparin, piperacillin/tazobactam, and famotidine intravenous remdesivir was started. The HRCT scan was repeated on the 6th day of admission and showed the same ground-glass opacity as before but the lung abscess had become smaller in size. Altogether, we should be aware of lung abscess as one of the COVID-19 manifestations and complications.