In:
Clinical Nuclear Medicine, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 44, No. 8 ( 2019-8), p. 660-662
Abstract:
We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with a history of cystic fibrosis and bilung transplantation, who presented clinically cervical swollen lymph nodes with alteration of her general state. 18 F-FDG PET/CT was performed because of lymphoma suspicion and showed cervical and pelvic hypermetabolic lymphadenopathies, with linear vaginal hypermetabolism. There was an increase of lactate dehydrogenase, and Epstein-Barr virus detection was negative. A right cervical lymph node biopsy was performed, with no lymphoma involvement. Complementary microbiological investigations showed positive results for Gardnerella vaginalis. 18 F-FDG PET/CT lymphatic node hypermetabolism is not specific to lymphoma, particularly in immunocompromised patients.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1536-0229
,
0363-9762
DOI:
10.1097/RLU.0000000000002623
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2019
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2045053-9