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Title: Occult Candida thyroid abscess diagnosed by gallium-67 scanning

Journal Article · · Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA)
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  1. Maine Medical Center, Portland, OR (USA)
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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.

OSTI ID:
6707233
Journal Information:
Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Vol. 15:6; ISSN 0363-9762
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
FUNGAL DISEASES
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THYROID
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
ABSCESSES
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CITRATES
GALLIUM 67
LEUKEMIA
MAN
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
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ENDOCRINE GLANDS
EUMYCOTA
FUNGI
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
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HEMIC DISEASES
IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MICROORGANISMS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PLANTS
PRIMATES
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