Diagnosis of Fungal Infection (Candida albicans) After Heart Transplantation in a Pediatric Case with Fever of Unknown Origin: Role of 99mTc-UBI SPECT/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT

The diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) in pediatric heart transplantation is a challenging medical problem. The physician should differentiate between rejections, infections, malignancy, adrenal insufficiency, and drug fever. Immunosuppressive therapy in these patients exposes...

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Published inNuclear medicine and molecular imaging Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 155 - 158
Main Authors Malek, Hadi, Hedayati, Raheleh, Maghsudi, Mahdi, Yaghoobi, Nahid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.06.2023
Springer Nature B.V
대한핵의학회
Subjects
Cardiology
Case Report
Computed tomography
Diagnosis
Fever
Fluorine isotopes
Fungi
Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Orthopedics
Patients
Positron emission
Radiology
Transplantation
방사선과학
FUO
Computed Tomography
Fungal Infection
Positron Emission Tomography
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Summary:The diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) in pediatric heart transplantation is a challenging medical problem. The physician should differentiate between rejections, infections, malignancy, adrenal insufficiency, and drug fever. Immunosuppressive therapy in these patients exposes them to a high risk of developing a post-transplantation fungal infection. In this case, we discuss the diagnostic contribution of the 99m Tc-UBI scan and 18 F-FDG PET scan for diagnosis of fungal infection causing FUO in these patients.
ISSN:1869-3474
1869-3482
DOI:10.1007/s13139-022-00781-3