Incidental detection of COVID-19 associated pneumonia by [99mTc]UBI scintigraphy
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A 31-year-old woman who had multiple orthopedic surgeries on the left lower limb and recently suffered from pain redness in lateral thigh was referred to hospital rule out osteomyelitis by [ 99m Tc]UBI scintigraphy. Except soft tissue inflammation mentioned region, scan showed significant diffuse both lungs uptake incidentally. The patient experienced symptoms of COVID-19 disease recently. Chest HRCT also revealed segmental ground-glass opacities (GGOs) which were typical features for lung involvement associated pneumonia.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Medicine Review
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1644-4345', '1506-9680']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5603/nmr.2021.0025