[67 Ga-citrate scintigraphy as a determiner in the diagnosis of a subacute thyroiditis].
We present the case of a 41-year-old man admitted to the hospital with fever and toxic syndrome possibly having an oncological or infectious origin. A whole body scan with 67Ga-citrate showed an intense and diffuse radiotracer accumulation in the thyroid gland. The patient was re-evaluated and studied with other diagnostic tests including a thyroid 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy and a thyroidal radioiodine uptake. A correct final diagnosis of painless subacute thyroiditis was made.
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Servicio de Medicina Nuclear. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Barcelona.
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D000328:Adult; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology; D002951:Citrates; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005708:Gallium; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013968:Thyroiditis, Subacute / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D005708:Gallium; C103850:gallium citrate