Unusual presentation of a large infected hemophiliac pseudotumor in an autologous Indium-111 WBC scan

A false-negative In-111 WBC scan was obtained in a case of a large, infected hemophiliac pseudotumor. Following aspiration of the abscess, a positive scan was seen, demonstrating that In-111 WBC imaging occasionally may be misleading as a diagnostic tool.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) 1986-08, Vol.11 (8), p.568-569
Hauptverfasser:	AUGER, M. J, CRITCHLEY, M, MCVERRY, B. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics ABSCESSES Adult Applied sciences BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS BLOOD BLOOD CELLS BODY FLUIDS COUNTING TECHNIQUES DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES DISEASES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES ERRORS Exact sciences and technology False Negative Reactions Fibroma - complications Fibroma - diagnostic imaging Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Hemophilia A - complications Humans Hydroxyquinolines Indium INDIUM 111 INDIUM ISOTOPES INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES ISOTOPES LEUKOCYTES MATERIALS Medical sciences MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES NEOPLASMS NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI Organometallic Compounds Other techniques and industries Oxyquinoline - analogs & derivatives PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES PATIENTS Platelet diseases and coagulopathies RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - complications Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Salmonella Infections - complications Salmonella Infections - diagnostic imaging SCINTISCANNING
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Zusammenfassung:	A false-negative In-111 WBC scan was obtained in a case of a large, infected hemophiliac pseudotumor. Following aspiration of the abscess, a positive scan was seen, demonstrating that In-111 WBC imaging occasionally may be misleading as a diagnostic tool.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198608000-00010