COVID-19 and Aspiration Pneumonia: Similar Pulmonary Findings with Different Diagnoses—a Pitfall in [18F]FDG PET/CT

Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a worldwide pandemic. Especially in the centers most affected by the pandemic, symptoms (such as fever, cough, myalgia, or fatigue) and/or radiological signs (such as ground-glass opacity) typically rela...

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Autores principales: Liberini, Virginia, Grimaldi, Serena, Huellner, Martin W., Giunta, Francesca, Bachi, Costanza, Dall’Armellina, Sara, Onesti, Federica, Ceci, Francesco, Boccomini, Carola, Icardi, Massimiliano, Deandreis, Désirée
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Covid-19
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8321507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34345767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-01030-y
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Sumario:Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a worldwide pandemic. Especially in the centers most affected by the pandemic, symptoms (such as fever, cough, myalgia, or fatigue) and/or radiological signs (such as ground-glass opacity) typically related to COVID-19 often diverted clinicians’ attention from other diseases. Despite the urgency to recognize and cure SARS-CoV-2 infection, a plethora of differential diagnoses must be considered, and other diseases must be equally and promptly treated, as described in this case report.

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