Atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum in an immunocompromised patient

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Atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum in an immunocompromised patient : diagnosis by (18)F-FDG PET/CT. / Münster, Silvia; Zustin, Josef; Derlin, Thorsten.

in: CLIN NUCL MED, Jahrgang 38, Nr. 4, 01.04.2013, S. e194-5.

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title = "Atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum in an immunocompromised patient: diagnosis by (18)F-FDG PET/CT",
abstract = "We report a rare case of atypical mycobacteriosis diagnosed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 28-year-old man with a history of kidney transplantation presented with fever, painful nodular skin lesions, and elevated inflammatory markers. FDG PET/CT demonstrated multiple subcutaneous, cutaneous, and osseous areas of increased tracer uptake. Histopathologic and microbiological evaluation revealed disseminated infection with Mycobacterium haemophilum. FDG PET/CT is a valuable tool for early and correct diagnosis of occult sources of infection in immunocompromised patients.",
keywords = "Adult, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Humans, Immunocompromised Host, Kidney Transplantation, Male, Multimodal Imaging, Mycobacterium Infections, Mycobacterium haemophilum, Positron-Emission Tomography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed",
author = "Silvia M{\"u}nster and Josef Zustin and Thorsten Derlin",
year = "2013",
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T1 - Atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum in an immunocompromised patient

T2 - diagnosis by (18)F-FDG PET/CT

AU - Münster, Silvia

AU - Zustin, Josef

AU - Derlin, Thorsten

PY - 2013/4/1

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N2 - We report a rare case of atypical mycobacteriosis diagnosed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 28-year-old man with a history of kidney transplantation presented with fever, painful nodular skin lesions, and elevated inflammatory markers. FDG PET/CT demonstrated multiple subcutaneous, cutaneous, and osseous areas of increased tracer uptake. Histopathologic and microbiological evaluation revealed disseminated infection with Mycobacterium haemophilum. FDG PET/CT is a valuable tool for early and correct diagnosis of occult sources of infection in immunocompromised patients.

AB - We report a rare case of atypical mycobacteriosis diagnosed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 28-year-old man with a history of kidney transplantation presented with fever, painful nodular skin lesions, and elevated inflammatory markers. FDG PET/CT demonstrated multiple subcutaneous, cutaneous, and osseous areas of increased tracer uptake. Histopathologic and microbiological evaluation revealed disseminated infection with Mycobacterium haemophilum. FDG PET/CT is a valuable tool for early and correct diagnosis of occult sources of infection in immunocompromised patients.

KW - Adult

KW - Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

KW - Humans

KW - Immunocompromised Host

KW - Kidney Transplantation

KW - Male

KW - Multimodal Imaging

KW - Mycobacterium Infections

KW - Mycobacterium haemophilum

KW - Positron-Emission Tomography

KW - Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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DO - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31826c0d51

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VL - 38

SP - e194-5

JO - CLIN NUCL MED

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