Oncologic patient with COVID-19 discovered incidentally by PET/CT examination : (A COVID–19-pandémia orvosszakmai kérdései)

The scientific literature of coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly expanding. There is a growing evidence on the discrepancy between clinical symptoms and radiologic findings in many patients. This case report gives details about a patient with only mild symptoms but relatively severe radiological findings. The 75-year-old patient suffering from oncologic disease had a planned a F18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron-emission tomography/computer tomography scan with a routine oncological indication where incidental radiomorphologic findings of pneumonia suspect for COVID-19 were detected. After immediate isolation, the patient was transferred to the corresponding medical department, where further investigations verified the diagnosis of COVID-19. With this case, our aim is to raise the awareness for the importance of the instant evaluation of chest computer tomography series when performing planned imaging examination, especially in frail patients. With this practice, potential radiomorphologic findings of pneumonia suspect for COVID-19 could be identified in time, which fundamentally determines further patient management steps. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(23): 971-976.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:161

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 161(2020), 23 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 971-976

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

Onkológiai beteg tervezett PET/CT vizsgálata során véletlenszerűen felfedezett COVID-19-betegség

Beteiligte Personen:

Czibor, Sándor [VerfasserIn]
Kristóf, Emese [VerfasserIn]
Kecskés, Kinga [VerfasserIn]
Barra, Magdolna [VerfasserIn]
Szántó, Péter [VerfasserIn]
Maurovich-Horvat, Pál [VerfasserIn]
Györke, Tamás [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID–19
COVID-19
CT
Case Reports
Journal Article
PET/CT
Pneumonia

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.05.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/650.2020.31848

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310357314