Occult Candida thyroid abscess diagnosed by gallium-67 scanning.

Bach, M C; Blattner, S

Bach, M C; Blattner, S.

Affiliation

Bach MC; Division of Infectious Diseases, Maine Medical Center, Portland.

Clin Nucl Med ; 15(6): 395-6, 1990 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2354577

ABSTRACT

A clinically silent fungal thyroid abscess was identified by Ga-67 citrate scanning and successfully drained surgically in a young leukemic patient. Whole-body radionuclide scanning remains a valuable method to help diagnose persistent fever in the immunocompromised host.

Subject(s)

Abscess/diagnostic imaging; Candidiasis/diagnostic imaging; Thyroid Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Abscess/complications; Adolescent; Candidiasis/complications; Gallium Radioisotopes; Humans; Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/complications; Male; Radionuclide Imaging; Thyroid Diseases/complications

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Thyroid Diseases / Candidiasis / Abscess Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Nucl Med Year: 1990 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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