Lymphadenopathy by Scrub Typhus Mimicking Metastasis on FDG PET/CT in a Patient with a History of Breast Cancer

We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with left-sided breast cancer who showed lymphadenopathy mimicking metastatic lesions. She underwent surveillance 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) after treatment. PET/CT demonstrated multiple lymphadeno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2015, 49(2), , pp.157-159
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Jeong Won, Lee, Sang Mi, Lee, Kyu Taek, Kim, Sung Young, Han, Sun Wook, Kim, Shin Young
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiology Case Report Imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nuclear Medicine Oncology Orthopedics Radiology 방사선과학
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with left-sided breast cancer who showed lymphadenopathy mimicking metastatic lesions. She underwent surveillance 18 F-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.
ISSN:	1869-3474 1869-3482
DOI:	10.1007/s13139-014-0313-1