COVID-19 Pneumonia Mimicking Immunotherapy-Induced Pneumonitis on 18F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient Under Treatment With Nivolumab.
Clin Nucl Med
; 45(8): e381-e382, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-590185
ABSTRACT
Within a few months, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic with more than 2 million patients infected and a high mortality rate. Early detection of COVID-19 in oncologic patients is crucial in order to rapidly apply isolation measures and avoid nosocomial spread. However, early diagnosis may be challenging, especially in cancer patients under treatment with immunotherapy as drug-induced pneumonitis can present similar clinical and radiological features. We describe the findings of a SARS-CoV-2 infection on PET/CT with F-FDG in a 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma under treatment with nivolumab.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Nivolumab
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Immunotherapy
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Kidney Neoplasms
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Nucl Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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