An Unexpected Sign of Tuberculosis: Soft Tissue Uptake in Bone Scanning
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Received 2/21/2005; revised 3/30/2005; accepted 5/23/2005. For correspondence or reprints contact: Wan-Yu Lin, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160 Section 3, Taichung Harbor Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan. Tel: (886)4-23741349, Fax: (886)4-23741348, E-mail: [email protected] Tuberculosis is a disease well known for its highly variable clinical presentation and thus difficulty to diagnose. We report an interesting case of a patient admitted due to fever of unknown origin and intractable seizures. Soft tissue uptake of a bone-seeking-agent was seen in the lungs, stomach and bil. hip region. Tuberculosis was later diagnosed after bone marrow culture.
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