Identification of penile prosthetic infection on 67gallium scan.
We report on a patient who presented with unexplained fever 7 weeks after placement of a penile prosthesis. A whole body 67gallium scan demonstrated a peri-prosthetic infection, which was confirmed at surgery.
Nuclear Medicine Service, Brockton West Roxbury Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Massachusetts.
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D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes