Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a worldwide pandemic. Especially in the centers most affected by the pandemic, symptoms (such as fever, cough, myalgia, or fatigue) and/or radiological signs (such as ground-glass opacity) typically related to COVID-19 often diverted clinicians' attention from other diseases. Despite the urgency to recognize and cure SARS-CoV-2 infection, a plethora of differential diagnoses must be considered, and other diseases must be equally and promptly treated, as described in this case report.

COVID-19 and Aspiration Pneumonia: Similar Pulmonary Findings with Different Diagnoses-a Pitfall in [18F]FDG PET/CT

Liberini, Virginia;Giunta, Francesca;Bachi, Costanza;Dall'Armellina, Sara;Onesti, Federica;Ceci, Francesco;Boccomini, Carola;Icardi, Massimiliano;Deandreis, Désirée
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Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a worldwide pandemic. Especially in the centers most affected by the pandemic, symptoms (such as fever, cough, myalgia, or fatigue) and/or radiological signs (such as ground-glass opacity) typically related to COVID-19 often diverted clinicians' attention from other diseases. Despite the urgency to recognize and cure SARS-CoV-2 infection, a plethora of differential diagnoses must be considered, and other diseases must be equally and promptly treated, as described in this case report.
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Ab ingestis; Aspiration pneumonia; COVID-19; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; [18F]FDG PET/CT
Liberini, Virginia; Grimaldi, Serena; Huellner, Martin W; Giunta, Francesca; Bachi, Costanza; Dall'Armellina, Sara; Onesti, Federica; Ceci, Francesco; Boccomini, Carola; Icardi, Massimiliano; Deandreis, Désirée
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