Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging (Jul 2021)

COVID-19–Associated Bone Marrow Necrosis—A Case Report

  • Soumyadeep Ghosh,
  • Santosh S. Gupta,
  • Nirad Mehta,
  • Shanaz Khodaiji

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735919
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 03
pp. 725 – 728

Abstract

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We report, herein, a rare case of vertebral bone marrow necrosis in a patient at 1-month post–novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia complicated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The commonly observed radiological features on the imaging modalities like computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) have been discussed here followed by a brief discussion on the role of in-phase and opposed-phase imaging in differentiating the disease from malignant infiltrative pathologies. Histopathological findings on bone marrow smear that confirm the diagnosis have also been illustrated.

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