High 18F-fluorodeoxyglocose uptake in adrenal histoplasmosis; a case report.
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.
Umeoka
Shigeaki
S
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
Koyama
Takashi
T
Saga
Tsuneo
T
Higashi
Tatsuya
T
Ito
Noriyuki
N
Kamoto
Toshiyuki
T
Kotani
Hirokazu
H
Ogawa
Osamu
O
Togashi
Kaori
K
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
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18