18F-FDG PET/CT and Serial Chest CT Findings in a COVID-19 Patient With Dynamic Clinical Characteristics in Different Period. (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Chunbao; Zhou, Jun; Xia, Liang; Cheng, Xiaojie; Lu, Diyu
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 45:Number 6(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- 18F-FDG -- PET/CT; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003068
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Neurological symptoms and gastrointestinal symptoms were rare at onset in COVID-19. Here we report a 37-year-old man with vertigo, fever, and diarrhea symptoms as the first manifestation. 18 F-FDG PET/CT spotted multiple ground glass opacity (GGO) lesions in the lungs, with increased tracer uptake in both lung GGOs and the whole colon. Serial CT examinations showed the emersion and dissipation of lung GGOs. We illustrate the symptoms initiation, the laboratory test results, the imaging examination, and the treatment strategy in the duration of COVID-19 with a timeline chart.