99mTc-UBI 29-41 bone SPECT/CT scan in craniofacial Actinomyces israelii: Misdiagnosis of cranial bone tumor – A case report
| Autor: | Bayron A. Sandoval-Bonilla, José Antonio Candelas Rangel, Elizabeth Meza Mata, Araceli Ramirez-Cardenas, María F. De la Cerda-Vargas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Case Report Meningioma 03 medical and health sciences Craniofacial 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Actinomyces 030212 general & internal medicine biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Osteomyelitis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Actinomyces israelii Surgery Actinomycosis Histopathology Neurology (clinical) Radiology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Emission computed tomography |
| Zdroj: | Surgical Neurology International |
| ISSN: | 2152-7806 2229-5097 |
| Popis: | Background: Actinomycosis is a rare infection, frequently misdiagnosed as a neoplasia. This chronic and granulomatous disease is caused by Actinomyces israelii species. Cervicofacial actinomycosis occurs in 60% of cases and the diagnosis is commonly made by histopathology study. Case Description: We report a case of fronto-orbital osteomyelitis initially misdiagnosed as a cranial bone meningioma, but later proved to be a case of actinomycosis. 99mTechnetium (99mTc) three-phase bone single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) and 99mTc-ubiquicidin (UBI) 29-41 bone SPECT/CT scans were performed to corroborate the control of the infection. Conclusion: Craniofacial actinomycosis is the most common presentation of actinomycosis. However, it continues to be a rare and difficult disease to diagnose and is often confused with a neoplastic process. The 99mTc-UBI 29-41 bone SPECT/CT scan could be an auxiliary noninvasive diagnostic alternative and a follow-up method for these patients. |
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