Brain Nocardiosis Defined by 18 F-Fluorocholine PET/CT.

Autor:	García Vicente AM; From the Nuclear Medicine Department, University General Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain., Noriega Álvarez E; From the Nuclear Medicine Department, University General Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain., González Rodríguez JC; Microbiology Department, University General Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain., Soriano Castrejón ÁM; From the Nuclear Medicine Department, University General Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2023 Apr 01; Vol. 48 (4), pp. 327-329. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 20.
DOI:	10.1097/RLU.0000000000004564
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Nocardia infection (nocardiosis) is usually acquired by inhalation; so pulmonary nocardiosis is the most common clinical presentation. Extrapulmonary localization occurs through hematogenous dissemination or contiguous spread. Nocardia can involve the central nervous system in a very reduced number of patients, mainly in immunocompromised. We present a case of a 56-year-old woman with a history of aggressive systemic mastocytosis, treated with chemotherapy 1 year ago. Patient reported intense headache, disorientation, and blurry vision without other symptoms being diagnosed with a rare brain nocardiosis by Nocardia cerradoensis . Neither bacteremia nor pulmonary involvement was detected. Brain PET/CT illustrated 18 F-fluorocholine avidity on brain abscesses. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared. (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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