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Case Report: Pulmonary Syphilis Mimicking Pulmonary Hematogenous Metastases on Chest CT and Integrated PET/CT

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Publisher Thieme
Specialty Radiology
Date 2011 Mar 25
PMID 21431031
Citations 5
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Abstract

We report a case of syphilis with pulmonary involvement. Chest CT scan and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT showed multiple pulmonary nodules mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases. This was confirmed on follow-up images that showed therapeutic response to penicillin.

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