Effectiveness of Gallium 67 Citrate in Diagnosing Fever of Unkown Origin
Keywords:
Gallium 67, lymphoma, fever of unknown originAbstract
Presentation is made of the case of a patient with a 4-month history of intermittent fever, unquantified weight loss and night sweating. Physical examination revealed heptosplenomegaly, with no additional alterations. Initial studies showed macrocytic-hypochromic anemia; serology tests for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C were negative. CT of the neck reported bilateral subcutaneous cervical lymphadenopathy; biopsy was performed on one, which resulted negative for malignancy or infection. The purpose of this report is to illustrate the effectiveness of Ga-citrate 67 in the study of fever of unknown origin.
Author Biographies
Alejandro Martí, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Augusto Llamas, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Carmen de los Reyes, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
María Martínez, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Humberto Varela, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Álvaro Calderón, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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