Disseminated Nocardia farcinica Infection and Treatment Response on F-18 Fludeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography.
| Autor: | Oksuzoglu K; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey., Kesim S; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey., Turoglu HT; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey., Tigen ET; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey., Ulger N; Department of Medical Microbiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey., Erdil TY; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India [Indian J Nucl Med] 2023 Apr-Jun; Vol. 38 (2), pp. 157-159. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 08. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_148_21 |
| Abstrakt: | We report a rare case of nocardiosis with increased F-18 Fludeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) uptake in widespread abscess foci of Nocardia farcinica infection in an immunocompromised patient on positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. A relatively infrequent cause of nocardiosis, N . farcinica is an opportunistic infection that may present with clinically aggressive disseminated disease. Whole-body F-18 FDG-PET/CT allows identifying the extent of disease, as well as monitoring response to therapy in patients with nocardiosis especially the disseminated form. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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