Appearance of CNS histoplasmosis on (18)F-FDG PET/CT with MRI correlation

Disseminated histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection encountered in immunocompromised patients such as those with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) can occur in 5–20% of cases of disseminated histoplasmosi...

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Autores principales: Makis, William, Rakheja, Rajan, Probst, Stephan
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/PMC6243347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30459989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20150443
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Sumario:Disseminated histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection encountered in immunocompromised patients such as those with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) can occur in 5–20% of cases of disseminated histoplasmosis, and CNS histoplasmosis can be very difficult to diagnose via conventional imaging modalities such as CT or MRI. The role of (18)F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT scan in the diagnosis of CNS histoplasmosis has not been established. A 66-year-old female presented with dizziness and unsteady gait and was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection and CNS histoplasmosis. In this report, we present the MRI and (18)F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT image findings.

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