Candidiasis of the liver and spleen in childhood

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.142.2.6948317· OSTI ID:5578918

Miller, J H ^[1]; Greenfield, L D; Wald, B R

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1. Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, CA

Four children with acute leukemia and surgically documented candidiasis of the liver and/or spleen were examined with a combination of diagnostic imaging modalities including /sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid and /sup 67/Ga- citrate scintigraphy, gray-scale ultrasound, and body computed tomography (CT). Abnormalities were detected in every individual examined. /sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid scintigraphy revealed ''cold'' areas in the liver or spleen. With /sup 67/Ga scintigraphy, these areas were ''cold'' in some individuals and ''hot'' in others. Gray-scale ultrasound demonstrated hypoechoic lesions with central areas of increased echogenicity in hepatic involvement, and hypoechoic replacement of the spleen in splenic involvement. CT in one patient revealed low-density areas without contrast enhancement within the hepatic parenchyma and unsuspected renal involvement.

• OSTI ID: 5578918
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 142:2; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AGE GROUPS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CHILDREN
CITRATES
COLLOIDS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPLEXES
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
FUNGAL DISEASES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
HEMIC DISEASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LEUKEMIA
LIVER
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOCOLLOIDS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SPLEEN
SULFUR COMPLEXES
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES