Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2015 Jun;49(2):157-159. 10.1007/s13139-014-0313-1.
Lymphadenopathy by Scrub Typhus Mimicking Metastasis on FDG PET/CT in a Patient with a History of Breast Cancer
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- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sooncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 23-20 Byeongmyeong-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea 330-721. gareen@naver.com
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Sooncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
- 4Department of Surgery, Sooncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
- 5Department of Radiology, Sooncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
- KMID: 2313264
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-014-0313-1
Abstract
- We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with left-sided breast cancer who showed lymphadenopathy mimicking metastatic lesions. She underwent surveillance 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) after treatment. PET/CT demonstrated multiple lymphadenopathies with increased FDG uptake, most notably in the right axilla. She had an eschar on the right axillary area, and her serologic test was positive for anti-Orientia tsutsugamushi IgM antibody. Ten months after the treatment, follow-up FDG PET/CT and ultrasonography showed improvement in generalized lymphadenopathy.
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