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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

Diagnostic role of technitium-99m bone scan in severe COVID-19-associated myositis.

Glen Hookey, Qamar Ahmad, Thomas McCune, Jolanta Kowalewska, Barbara Amaker, Nadeem Inayat

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Glen HookeyEVMS Critical Care Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk VA 23507, USA.
Qamar AhmadEVMS Critical Care Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk VA 23507, USA.
Thomas McCuneEVMS Critical Care Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk VA 23507, USA.
Jolanta KowalewskaEVMS Critical Care Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk VA 23507, USA.
Barbara AmakerEVMS Critical Care Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk VA 23507, USA.
Nadeem InayatEVMS Critical Care Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk VA 23507, USA.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), initially appreciated as a respiratory illness, is now known to affect many organs in the human body. Significant data has become available on muscle involvement, with creatinine kinase elevations present in a significant percentage of patients. For those with suspected COVID-19-associated myositis, the imaging modality of choice has been gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; however, the use of technitium-99 m bone scan has not been previously reported. Here, we report two cases of COVID-19 patients with severe elevation in creatinine kinase who underwent technitium-99 m bone scan. The resulting images showed diffuse symmetrical muscle involvement. Both patients developed acute renal injury due to rhabdomyolysis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bone scan as a diagnostic imaging modality for COVID-19-associated myositis.

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Bone scanCOVIDMyositisRhabdomyolysis

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PMID34007372
PMCPMC8118662
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