FDG PET/CT findings in acute adult mononucleosis mimicking malignant lymphoma

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-156

  Lustberg, Maryam B ^a   Aras, Omer ^a   Meisenberg, Barry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 fluoro 2 deoxy d glucose; Epstein Barr virus; Lymphadenopathy; Lymphoma; Mononucleosis; Positron emission tomography computed tomography

Indexed keywords

1 ETHYL 2 [[3 ETHYL 5 (3 METHYLBENZOTHIAZOLIN 2 YLIDENE) 4 OXOTHIAZOLIDIN 2 YLIDENE]METHYL]PYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS CONGESTION; SINUSITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 47649132812     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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