title: [Interstitial nephritis demonstrated by 67Ga-citrate scintigraphy within a diagnosis of fever of unknown origin].
abstract: We present a clinical case of a 54-year-old woman that was admitted in our hospital with the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. All the laboratory tests and imaging techniques did not manage to establish the fever's aetiology until a (67)Ga-citrate scan was performed and kidney uptake was observed, which lead to the clinical suspicion of drug-induced interstitial nephritis. The renal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. This finding allowed corticoid therapy and cure.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España. ma.asension@comv.es
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Asensio Nogués
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bello Arqués
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hervas Benito
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez Velasco
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mut Dólera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateo Navarro
mesh_terms: D002951:Citrates; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D005708:Gallium; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D005708:Gallium; C103850:gallium citrate