Coronavirus pneumonia in the context of hematogenous osteomyelitis of the bones of the right foot in an adolescent

Abstract

In the early stages of the pandemic, most clinical manifestations were observed in adults. Consequently, paediatricians rarely considered the possibility of children having the virus, meaning that the characteristic clinical and radiological signs of a coronavirus infection were often overlooked in paediatric patients. As a result, doctors often failed to perform differential diagnoses between SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and pneumonias of other aetiologies, whether viral, specific (e.g. bacterial) or non-specific. In this regard, the presented clinical case is valuable. It is clear from this report that characteristic changes in CT and X-ray images of the lungs are necessary for the early diagnosis of coronavirus pneumonia. The report also indicates the potential for a non-specific infection to cause a secondary SARS-CoV-2 infection.