Occult Candida thyroid abscess diagnosed by gallium-67 scanning
Journal Article
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· Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA)
- Maine Medical Center, Portland, OR (USA)
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
DIAGNOSIS
THYROID
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
ABSCESSES
CANDIDA
CITRATES
GALLIUM 67
LEUKEMIA
MAN
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
EUMYCOTA
FUNGI
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
HEMIC DISEASES
IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MICROORGANISMS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PLANTS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPES
VERTEBRATES
YEASTS
550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
FUNGAL DISEASES
DIAGNOSIS
THYROID
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
ABSCESSES
CANDIDA
CITRATES
GALLIUM 67
LEUKEMIA
MAN
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
EUMYCOTA
FUNGI
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
HEMIC DISEASES
IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MICROORGANISMS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PLANTS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPES
VERTEBRATES
YEASTS
550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics