PET-CT in Viral Infections

Abstract

PET-CT in Viral Infections Key Points Viral infections are an important clinical entity with varied clinical symptoms and significant overlap with bacterial symptoms. However, some viral conditions have nonspecific symptoms which can be severe enough to cause septicemia. Viral infections involve all the age groups with common symptoms like fever, common cold, GI symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, neurological symptoms like headache, confusion, irritation, loss of consciousness. The specific pathological entity has to be defined and differentiated.