An Unusual Case of Intraabdominal Nocardia Abscess Detected by Tc-99m HMPAO-Labeled WBC Study

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 270-271

  Saeed, Shabana ^a   Varela, J Esteban ^a   Nelson, Richard L ^a   Blend, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Nocardia and Crohn's disease; Nocardia intraabdominal abscess; Tc 99m WBC scan

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOCYTE; NOCARDIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LEUKOCYTES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 1542533110     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000118007.96291.21     Document Type: Article

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