title: Occult Candida thyroid abscess diagnosed by gallium-67 scanning.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Maine Medical Center, Portland.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blattner
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes