Failure of indium-111 leukocyte scanning to detect nodal involvement with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
An In-111 leukocyte scan was used to evaluate fever of unknown origin in a patient with the AIDS rather than Ga-67. The scan was normal despite an impressively positive Ga-67 scan performed 48 hours later. In-111 should not be used to evaluate fever in patients with AIDS where mycrobacterium avium-intracellular infection is a diagnostic possibility.
Bach
M C
MC
Division of Infectious Diseases, Maine Medical Center, Portland.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D007962:Leukocytes; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes