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Positron‐emission Tomography Used to Diagnose Tuberculosis in a Renal Transplant Patient
Author(s) -
Kukreja Neville,
Cook Gary J.,
Pattison James M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.020117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , renal transplant , mediastinum , radiology , tuberculosis , positron emission , biopsy , transplantation , nuclear medicine , surgery , pathology
We describe the case of a 22‐year‐old Portuguese renal transplant patient whose post‐transplant course was complicated by prolonged delayed graft function and pyrexia of unknown origin. Conventional imaging techniques were not definitive, but positron‐emission tomography (PET) scanning identified abnormalities in the lung and mediastinum that led to a diagnostic biopsy demonstrating mycobacterial infection.