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Title: Diffuse pulmonary gallium accumulation with a normal chest radiogram in a homosexual man with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. A case report

Journal Article · · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

A homosexual man with A.I.D.S. (acquired immunologic deficiency syndrome) and pneumocystis infestation was found to have diffuse Ga-67 uptake in the lungs with a coincident negative chest x-ray. While Ga-67 accumulates diffusely in the lungs in a variety of conditions, the present case is the first described in a patient with A.I.D.S. in which Ga-67 was positive before roentgenographic abnormalities were demonstrated. Thus, the use of Ga-67 scan, when A.I.D.S. is suspected, could help establish a diagnosis more promptly.

Research Organization:
Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, New York
OSTI ID:
7016059
Journal Information:
Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 8:12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English