The role of PET/CT in diagnosing generalized lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic secondary syphilis.
Hell J Nucl Med
; 19(1): 60-2, 2016.
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| ID: mdl-26929943
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Syphilis is a well-known sexually transmitted disease, and has multiple stages and various symptoms. However, it is difficult to diagnose syphilis in patients who may have no clinical symptoms. Because of these reasons, there have been several case reports on misdiagnosis of syphilis. Generalized lymphadenopathy could be an indication of various diseases including malignancies or infections.CONCLUSION:
We report a case of a secondary syphilis in a patient with generalized lymphadenopathy detected by fluorine-18-fluorodeoxy glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) images without any clinical symptom. Clinical examination found an ulcer on his penis and serologic tests set the diagnosis of an early stage of secondary syphilis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sífilis
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Doenças Linfáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hell J Nucl Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA NUCLEAR
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article