Primary tuberculosis diagnosed by gallium scan.
We report a case of tuberculosis which, although clinically unsuspected, was diagnosed on a 67Ga scan. It is well known that 67Ga scintigraphy may be used as an adjunct to radiography for assessing extent and localization of inflammatory activity and for follow-up and progression evaluation of diffuse granulomatous diseases such as sarcoid and tuberculosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes