Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the chest CT findings in seven patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.
Conclusion: The most common CT finding in hospitalized patients with MERS-CoV infection is that of bilateral predominantly subpleural and basilar airspace changes, with more extensive ground-glass opacities than consolidation. The subpleural and peribronchovascular predilection of the abnormalities is suggestive of an organizing pneumonia pattern.
Keywords: CT; Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS); Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV); coronavirus; high-resolution CT; organizing pneumonia.