Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of COVID-19 with respiratory failure: A case report

Figure 1 Chest imaging. A: Bedside chest image of the patient, taken on February 3, 2020, i.e., the 13^th day of the disease, showing multiple patchy ground-glass opacities in the bilateral lungs, and some of them were with consolidation; B: Chest image of the patient, taken on February 28, 2020, i.e., the 38^th day of the disease, showing multiple exudative lesions in bilateral lungs and local consolidations, and the lesions in lateral strips of bilateral lungs increased.

Figure 2 Bronchoscopic findings. A: The carina was smooth and sharp, and the mucosa was with slight hyperemia; B: The left principal bronchus was with slight hyperemia. The lumen was patent and without secretions; C: The mucosa of the bronchi of the left superior lobe was with slight hyperemia. The lumen was patent and without secretions; D: The mucosa of the dorsal bronchi of the left inferior lobe was with slight hyperemia and a small amount of white gelatinous secretion; E: The left principle bronchus was with slight hyperemia, and the lumen was patent; F: The bronchi of the right inferior lobe were with hyperemia and mucosa erosion, as well as the attachment of white gelatinous secretions.