Simultaneous Imaging of Lung Perfusion and Glucose Metabolism in COVID-19 Pneumonia

Severe hypoxemia in some patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been related to loss of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Here, a case study of a 77-year-old male with 6 days of mild respiratory symptoms and no comorbidities who was admitted with signs of respiratory failure is presented...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2021-05, Vol.203 (9), p.1186-1187
Main Authors: Ramos, Celso Dario, Fernandes, Alins P, Souza, Stephan P M, Fujiwara, Mariana, Tobar, Natalia, Dertkigil, Sergio S J, Takahashi, Maria Emília S, Gonçales, Eduardo S L, Trabasso, Plinio, Zantut-Wittmann, Denise E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antibiotics
Biomarkers - blood
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Case reports
Comorbidity
COVID-19
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Glucose
Humans
Hypoxemia
Images in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine and the Sciences
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical imaging
Pneumonia
Respiratory failure
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Ventilation
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Summary:Severe hypoxemia in some patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been related to loss of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Here, a case study of a 77-year-old male with 6 days of mild respiratory symptoms and no comorbidities who was admitted with signs of respiratory failure is presented. Chest computed tomography showed extensive ground-glass opacities. Laboratory findings showed a D-dimer concentration of 652 ng/ml (RV < 500 ng/mi) and a C-reactive-protein concentration of 93.5 mg/dl (RV
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970
DOI:10.1164/rccm.202007-2944IM