| Autor: |
Wataru, Matsuyama, Masuki, Yamamoto, Ken-ichi, Oonakahara, Masaki, Watanabe, Kentarou, Machida, Ikkou, Higashimoto, Mitsuhiro, Osame |
| Rok vydání: |
2005 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society. 42(11) |
| ISSN: |
1343-3490 |
| Popis: |
A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of a pulmonary nodule in the left S5 segment. On 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG-PET), the nodule showed substantial uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose. Bronchoscopy was performed, but the cytology was negative. For a pathological diagnosis, a lung biopsy was carried out using video-associated thoracoscopy. The biopsy specimen showed granuloma formation with multinuclear giant cells. An acid-fast bacteria culture of the specimen was positive for Mycobacterium intracellulare. An atypical mycobacterium infection should be considered as a possibility when the 18FDG-PET of patients with pulmonary nodules is interpreted. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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