Case of pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking hematogeneous metastases in an immuocompetent patient: Value of absent 18F-fluorodeoxylucose uptake on positron emission tomography/CT scan

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 540-543

  Lee, Chiao Hua ^a   Tzao, Ching ^a   Chang, Tsun Hou ^a   Chang, Wei Chou ^a   Huang, Guo Shu ^a   Lin, Chih Kung ^a   Lin, Hsin Chung ^a   Hsu, Hsian He ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Multiple pulmonary nodules; Neoplasm metastasis; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS SPORE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84877985035     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.3.540     Document Type: Article

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