title: Atypical mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum in an immunocompromised patient: diagnosis by (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: We report a rare case of atypical mycobacteriosis diagnosed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 28-year-old man with a history of kidney transplantation presented with fever, painful nodular skin lesions, and elevated inflammatory markers. FDG PET/CT demonstrated multiple subcutaneous, cutaneous, and osseous areas of increased tracer uptake. Histopathologic and microbiological evaluation revealed disseminated infection with Mycobacterium haemophilum. FDG PET/CT is a valuable tool for early and correct diagnosis of occult sources of infection in immunocompromised patients.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. s.muenster@uke.de
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Münster
authors: Jozef
authors: J
authors: Zustin
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Derlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D018393:Mycobacterium haemophilum / Q000502:physiology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18