A Small Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Discovered by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and CT: Rare Infection Instead of Rare Tumor / 中国医学科学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
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(4): 249-252, 2013.
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Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-243228
ABSTRACT
THE causes of Cushing's syndrome are mainly divided into adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) dependent and independent. ACTH dependent hypercortisolism represents excess ACTH se-creting by the pituitary or tumor outside the pituitary; and the latter one is also called as ectopic ACTH syndrome. Thorax is the most common location of causative lesions for ectopic ACTH syndrome, and the size of lesion is too small to be detected in some cases.1, 2 Cryptococcal pneumonia usually occurs in immunocompromised patients and excess cortisol production can theoretically produce a state of immunodeficiency. Development of cryptococcal pneumonia concomitant with Cushing syndrome (CS) was rare. Here, we report a case of pulmonary nodule in a patient with CS differentiated with ectopic ACTH-producing tumor. Cryptococcal pneumonia was diagnosed following lung resection.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Syndrome de sécrétion ectopique d'ACTH
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Tomodensitométrie
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Nodule pulmonaire solitaire
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Syndrome de Cushing
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Tomographie par émission de positons
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
Année:
2013
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Article
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