Appearance of CNS Histoplasmosis on F-FDG PET/CT with MRI Correlation

Overview

Journal BJR Case Rep

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Radiology

Date 2018 Nov 22

PMID 30459989

Citations 1

Authors

William Makis

Rajan Rakheja

Stephan Probst

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Abstract

Disseminated histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection encountered in immunocompromised patients such as those with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) can occur in 5-20% of cases of disseminated histoplasmosis, and CNS histoplasmosis can be very difficult to diagnose conventional imaging modalities such as CT or MRI. The role of F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT scan in the diagnosis of CNS histoplasmosis has not been established. A 66-year-old female presented with dizziness and unsteady gait and was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection and CNS histoplasmosis. In this report, we present the MRI and F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT image findings.

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