EMJ RespiratoryPub Date : 2022-06-20DOI: 10.33590/emjrespir/22-00043
M.J. Akshit Aiyappa, J. Abraham
{"title":"Incidentally Detected PET-CT Imaging Findings Of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Study During Local Pandemic Era","authors":"M.J. Akshit Aiyappa, J. Abraham","doi":"10.33590/emjrespir/22-00043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33590/emjrespir/22-00043","url":null,"abstract":"Background: COVID-19 has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Commonly, a CT chest scan is performed to detect any early findings of COVID-19 pneumonia before the onset of clinical symptoms. In this article, the authors reported COVID-19 pneumonia in patients undergoing positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-(fluorine-18) fluoro-D-glucose integrated with CT (18F-FDG PET/CT) examinations for early isolation and necessary management.\u0000\u0000Methods: One hundred and twelve patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging for routine oncological examination were considered for the study, and these subject scans were taken during a period of December 2020–August 2021. Following which, reverse transcription-PCR testing was requested for confirmation.\u0000\u0000Results: Amongst the 112 patients, 45 (40%) patients showed features of COVID-19 pneumonia on PET/CT imaging. Reverse transcription-PCR testing carried out for these patients confirmed the infection in 38 individuals (84%).\u0000\u0000Conclusion: 18F-FDG PET/CT is sensitive for early detection of COVID-19 pneumonia, so as to minimise further spread of infection and apply adequate measures for prevention.","PeriodicalId":300382,"journal":{"name":"EMJ Respiratory","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123192145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EMJ RespiratoryPub Date : 2021-12-13DOI: 10.33590/emjrespir/21-00050
E. Fiani, Rafca Challita, Hanaa Badawaki, Khaled Soukarieh, Melissa Kyriakos Saad, E. Saikaly
{"title":"Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Acute Hepatitis, Pancreatitis, and Pneumonitis in a Young \u0000Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report","authors":"E. Fiani, Rafca Challita, Hanaa Badawaki, Khaled Soukarieh, Melissa Kyriakos Saad, E. Saikaly","doi":"10.33590/emjrespir/21-00050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33590/emjrespir/21-00050","url":null,"abstract":"Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a common herpes virus (human herpesvirus type 4) that usually manifests as infectious mononucleosis or persists asymptomatically for life. EBV can also be associated with different types of malignancy such as T cell lymphoma, B cell lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and oropharyngeal squamous cell and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Pneumonia is a very rare complication of EBV infection, but it has been reported to occur even in the absence of mononucleosis.\u0000\u0000This article highlights the case of 35-year-old female who developed acute pancreatitis and acute respiratory failure related to EBV infection. The patient progressively recovered on antiviral therapy and steroids.","PeriodicalId":300382,"journal":{"name":"EMJ Respiratory","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122733276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}