Gallium-67 imaging in pericarditis secondary to tuberculosis and histoplasmosis.
In recent years, many cases of Ga-67 uptake by the heart have been reported. One such case involved a patient with tuberculous pericarditis. Recently, a patient was referred to us for the investigation of a fever of unknown origin. A Ga-67 scan was performed and showed an intense uptake by the pericardium. The final diagnosis was pericarditis secondary to mediastinal lymph node involvement with tuberculosis and histoplasmosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes