Incidental finding of intense thyroid radiogallium activity during febrile illness.
Two elderly adults presented with fever of undetermined origin. Radiogallium imaging showed intense concentration in the thyroid, without abnormal localization elsewhere. In the first case, a repeat radiogallium study performed three weeks later was within normal limits. The patient had 0% uptake of radioiodide, and no demonstrable iodine within the thyroid. This probably represented thyroiditis. In the second case, an elevated T4 (RIA) and borderline elevated T3 resin uptake suggested the "dumping phase" of thyroiditis. The two cases indicate that "benign" diseases of the thyroid can be associated with diffuse radiogallium concentration in the gland.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m