title: Mastoiditis secondary to mycobacterium abscessus imaged with gallium-67 scintigraphy.
abstract: Atypical mycobacterium is rarely seen as a cause of chronic mastoiditis but has been increasingly recognized over the past few years. Mycobacterium abscessus is the most pathogenic and chemotherapy-resistant, rapid-growing mycobacterium of all the four groups. This paper presents a case of a 57-year-old woman who had chronic mastoiditis with recurrent exacerbations. The initial computed tomography (CT) findings showed the presence of an inflammatory process and she was treated with the appropriate antibiotics. The patient subsequently underwent a tissue biopsy when she presented with another exacerbation. At this time, the CT scan did not identify the ongoing exacerbation, but the Gallium-67 scintigraphy did.
authors: Department of Biomedical Imaging, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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authors: Vijayananthan
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authors: Arumugam
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authors: Kumar
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authors: Harichandra
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