False-positive PET-CT scan secondary to interstitial pneumonitis mimicking malignancy in fire eater’s lung

A. Baccioglu (Kirikkale, Turkey), D. Eraslan (Kirikkale, Turkey), S. Halici (Kirikkale, Turkey), F. Kalpaklioglu (Kirikkale, Turkey)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs)
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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