Ga-67 citrate myocardial uptake in a patient with AIDS, toxoplasmosis, and myocarditis
| Autor: | Andrew J. Derogatis, David S. Memel, Daniel C. William |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Myocarditis Anemia Gallium Radioisotopes Citric Acid Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging AIDS toxoplasmosis Citrates Fever of unknown origin Radionuclide Imaging Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry Myocardium General Medicine medicine.disease Toxoplasmosis Titer Interstitial edema Isotopes of gallium business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical nuclear medicine. 16(5) |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Popis: | A 38-year-old man with AIDS presented with fever of unknown origin, splenomegaly, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Admission laboratory data revealed a positive toxoplasmosis titer in the blood. The initial chest x-ray showed small bilateral pleural effusions, a normal cardiac silhouette, no infiltrates, and no interstitial edema. Ga-67 imaging revealed markedly abnormal uptake in the myocardium. A diagnosis of toxoplasmosis myocarditis was made based on laboratory and imaging data. The patient was treated for toxoplasmosis. No myocardial uptake of tracer was demonstrated on a follow-up Ga-67 scan, performed after completion of treatment for toxoplasmosis. |
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