Diagnosis of Fungal Infection (Candida albicans) After Heart Transplantation in a Pediatric Case with Fever of Unknown Origin: Role of 99mTc‑UBI SPECT/CT and 18F‑FDG PET/CT / 대한핵의학회잡지

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 99mTc-UBI scan and 18F-FDG PET scan for diagnosis of fungal infection causing FUO in these patients.