Author: Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa, Ravishankar; Graham, Michael Moore
Title: Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection Detected on (18)F-FDG PET/CT Scan Done for Multiple Myeloma Cord-id: gdj8ayb5 Document date: 2020_9_17
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Snippet: A 69-year-old woman with multiple myeloma came to our department for (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan for routine surveillance. The patient denied any history of fever, cough, shortness of breath, or body aches. (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan from vertex to knees was performed. PET/CT images revealed extensive peripheral ground-glass opacities showing intense FDG uptake (SUVmax 12) involving bilateral lower lobes. Possibility of an infective etiology including novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection was raised. The
Document: A 69-year-old woman with multiple myeloma came to our department for (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan for routine surveillance. The patient denied any history of fever, cough, shortness of breath, or body aches. (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan from vertex to knees was performed. PET/CT images revealed extensive peripheral ground-glass opacities showing intense FDG uptake (SUVmax 12) involving bilateral lower lobes. Possibility of an infective etiology including novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection was raised. The patient’s oropharyngeal swab for COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction amplification test came back positive for COVID-19 infection. The patient and her husband were advised home quarantine for 14 days.
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