title: High 18F-fluorodeoxyglocose uptake in adrenal histoplasmosis; a case report.
abstract: Adrenal histoplasmosis is one of the most common adrenal granulomatous infections in endemic areas. Although CT or MRI findings of adrenal histoplasmosis have been documented, there are no reports regarding 18F-fluorodeoxyglocose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) findings. We report a case of bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis showing a significantly high uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglocose on PET study. Adrenal histoplasmosis should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in cases of adrenal tumors with intense FDG uptake, even in non-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. umeoka@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umeoka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saga
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamoto
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotani
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Togashi
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000368:Aged; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18