Document 0357
 DOCN  M9460357
 TI    Gallium-67 scintigraphy in an AIDS patients presenting tuberculous
       pericarditis.
 DT    9408
 AU    Bertolaccini P; Chimenti M; Bianchi S; Manfredini G; Barattini G;
       Maneschi A; Nuclear Medicine Service, General Hospital Ss. Giacomo e;
       Cristoforo, Massa, Italy.
 SO    J Nucl Biol Med. 1993 Dec;37(4):245-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94227131
 AB    The case of a 31-year-old HIV-positive male drug addict, with a history
       of recurrent intermittent fever is presented. Chest x-ray showed right
       ilar-node enlargement and moderate venous congestion. A 67Ga-citrate
       scan of the chest was highly suggestive of Mycobacterial infection.
       Scans showed right supraclavicular, right costophrenic, hilar node,
       pericardial and low grade pulmonary tracer uptake. Therapy with
       streptomycin, ethambutol, isoniazid and pyrazinamide was started. After
       8 weeks, a chest roentgenogram was normal and 67Ga-citrate scintigraphy
       showed only right hilar node tracer uptake. Biopsy specimen cultures
       then confirmed the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
       This case is interesting because of (1) the uncommon pericardial tracer
       uptake, and (2) because it confirms the usefulness of 67Ga-citrate scan
       for the early diagnosis of Mycobacterial infection.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/DRUG THERAPY/*RADIONUCLIDE
       IMAGING  Case Report  Gallium Radioisotopes  Human  Male
       Pericarditis/DRUG THERAPY/*RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING  Tuberculosis,
       Pulmonary/DRUG THERAPY/*RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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