Abnormal Pulmonary Accumulation of Indium-111 Chloride in Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia as Detected by Bone Marrow Scintigraphy
| Autor: | Sonomi Oishi, Yoshio Kuniyasu, Katsumi Doai, Shin Matsuoka, Yasuo Niio, Hideki Shima, Youko Nojiri, Katsuhiro Uchiyama, Hitoshi Ogata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Pancytopenia Autoimmune hepatitis Opportunistic Infections Indium Bone Marrow medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radionuclide Imaging Lung Hepatitis business.industry Pneumonia Pneumocystis Respiratory disease General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Hematopoiesis respiratory tract diseases Hepatitis Autoimmune Pneumonia medicine.anatomical_structure Pneumocystis carinii Female Bone marrow business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 25:361-363 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Unusual pulmonary uptake of In-111 chloride in a patient with Pneumocystis carinll pneumonia and autoimmune hepatitis is described. Method: In-111 chloride bone marrow scintigraphy was performed to evaluate the bone marrow activity associated with pancytopenia in a 56-year-old woman with autoimmune hepatitis. Results: An In-111 chloride bone marrow scan showed increased pulmonary uptake predominantly in both upper lung fields. P. carinii pneumonia was seen to be developing as an immunocompromised complication after treatment for autoimmune hepatitis. Conclusion: When In-111 chloride bone marrow scintigraphy shows increased uptake in the lungs of immunocompromised patients, a combined opportunistic Inflammatory disease such as P. carinii pneumonia should be considered in the diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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