(18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging and PET-guided biopsy in evaluation and treatment decision in adrenal histoplasmosis

Histoplasmosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection. It is commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals from endemic areas. Adrenal glands are frequently involved in the disseminated disease. Here, we present the case of a retropositive patient with constitutional symptoms, where whole-body po...

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Autores principales: Kalathoorakath, Renjith Radhakrishnan, Sharma, Aman, Sood, Ashwani, Nahar, Uma, Gorla, Arun Kumar Reddy, Mittal, Bhagwant Rai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30459990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20150451
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Sumario:Histoplasmosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection. It is commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals from endemic areas. Adrenal glands are frequently involved in the disseminated disease. Here, we present the case of a retropositive patient with constitutional symptoms, where whole-body positron emission tomography/CT scan revealed intense (18)F-fludeoxyglucose uptake in bulky adrenal glands, and subsequent positron emission tomography-guided biopsy helped in establishing the diagnosis of adrenal histoplasmosis.

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