scholarly journals [18F]-FDG PET/CT for suspected lymphoma relapse in a patient with concomitant pneumococcal pneumonia during COVID-19 outbreak: unexpected SARS-Cov-2 co-infection despite double RT-PCR negativity

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 2038-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Zanoni ◽  
Cristina Mosconi ◽  
Veronica Cervati ◽  
Margherita Diegoli ◽  
Francesco Monteduro ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoni Mestre-Fusco ◽  
Mònica Velasco-Nuño ◽  
Montserrat Negre-Busó ◽  
Núria Ferran ◽  
Sergi Juanpere ◽  
...  

Abstract A 66-year-old male patient, with chronic respiratory disease and right colon resection in March 2017 for colon low-grade adenocarcinoma was assessed for recurrence suggested by elevated levels of tumor marker and no evidence of oncological disease by CT scan. 18F-FDG PET/CT showed bilateral multiple peripheral FDG-avid foci that matched with a peripheral predominant ground-glass opacities (GGOs) observed in lower lobes and multiple FDG-positive enlarged lymph nodes were also identified in the mediastinum. Patient was hospitalized in March 14th 2020, one day after PET/CT scan, with cough, wheezing and fever, and was treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. A first SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR in March 15th resulted as negative and patient was treated with antibiotic therapy lead to an improvement of respiratory symptoms. PET/CT scan was interpreted as a pneumonia foci. A deteriorating patient condition was observed, with respiratory symptomatology progression, fatigue and D-Dimer elevation and a new RT-PCR resulted positive. A week after PET/CT scan, hospitalization in intensive care unit was necessary for rapidly disease progression and severe respiratory distress syndrome and patient died four days later.


Pneumologie ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 63 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Krüger ◽  
S Maschke ◽  
H Kley ◽  
T Merk ◽  
T Wibmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
18F Fdg ◽  

Pneumologie ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 63 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Krüger ◽  
S Maschke ◽  
H Kley ◽  
T Merk ◽  
T Wibmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
18F Fdg ◽  

Author(s):  
B Klumpp ◽  
N Schwenzer ◽  
I Königsrainer ◽  
A Königsrainer ◽  
CD Claussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
18F Fdg ◽  

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