Diffuse abdominal uptake mimicking peritonitis in gallium inflammatory scan: An unusual feature of acute Q fever

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 522-526

  Chang, Ko ^a   Ko, Wen Chien ^b,c   Li, Bi Fang ^b,c   Liu, Ping Yen ^b,c   Chiu, Nan Tsing ^b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Gallium scan; Pericarditis; Peritonitis; Q fever

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GALLIUM; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COXIELLA BURNETII; DRUG UPTAKE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS; Q FEVER; SEROLOGY;

EID: 29044437482     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70161-5     Document Type: Article

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