Pseudometastasis secondary to histoplasmosis infection: false-positive PET/CT findings

Autor:	Ross, Perko, Yoav, Messinger, Christopher, Moertel
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Adult Male Antifungal Agents Adolescent Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Bone Neoplasms Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Diagnosis Differential Positron-Emission Tomography Humans False Positive Reactions Female Itraconazole Neoplasm Metastasis Tomography X-Ray Computed Histoplasmosis Lung
Zdroj:	Pediatric bloodcancer. 54(4)
ISSN:	1545-5017
Popis:	Positron emission computed tomography (PET)/CT is a common modality used in the workup of neoplastic conditions. However, false-positive results may be produced by underlying infectious processes. We report two cases of false-positive PET/CT studies secondary to histoplasmosis infections in both a pediatric and a young adult patient. After the diagnoses, one patient was observed with no therapy and the other received a complete course of itraconazole. In both cases biopsy results were positive for fungal elements consistent with histoplasmosis. Both patients were successfully managed and have had follow-up histoplasmosis titers that reveal resolving infections.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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