Abdominal tuberculosis diagnosed on Gallium scintigraphy in a child with pyrexia of unknown origin
Annals of King Edward Medical College. 2005; 11 (4): 575-576
in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of an eleven year old girl with pyrexia of unknown origin whose illness remained undiagnosed after extensive investigations. We were able to localize the disease to abdomen with a Gallium Whole Body Scan. In the background of a history of tuberculosis in a family member in an endemic area, empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment was given with clinical success that was also demonstrated on a repeat Gallium scan four months later
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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BCG Vaccine
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Fever of Unknown Origin
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Gallium
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Antitubercular Agents
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. King Edward Med. Coll.
Year:
2005
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