COVID-19 pneumonia detected by parathyroid scintigraphy.
Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur
; 25(2): 134-135, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1954649
ABSTRACT
We report a case of incidental diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia by parathyroid scintigraphy. A 53-year-old woman who had severe fatigue, and mild dyspnea underwent parathyroid scintigraphy due to increased serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and serum calcium levels. Parathyroid scan was negative for abnormal parathyroid tissue. Although the patient had three negative results of COVID-19 PCR tests, significant 99m Tchexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile ([99mTc]MIBI) uptake is noticed in both lungs that was suspicious for Covid-19 pneumonia. The patient underwent CT scan of the chest for further evaluation. Diffuse groundglass opacities were identified in both lungs which were interpreted as typical feature for COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Main subject:
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur
Journal subject:
Nuclear Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
NMR.a2022.0029
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