학술논문
Diagnosis of Fungal Infection (Candida albicans) After Heart Transplantation in a Pediatric Case with Fever of Unknown Origin: Role of 99m Tc-UBI SPECT/CT and 18 F-FDG PET/CT
Document Type
Original Paper
Source
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 57(3):155-158
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1869-3474
1869-3482
1869-3482
Abstract
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.