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J Nucl Med Technol
; 52(2): 179-180, 2024 Jun 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38839125
ABSTRACT
The esophagus is rarely affected by Mycobacterium A 75-y-old man presented with upper abdominal pain and significant weight loss for 2 mo. Contrast-enhanced CT, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and abdominal vessel angiography gave normal results. To clarify the facts, 18F-FDG PET/CT was performed, revealing an 18F-FDG-avid lesion in the posterior wall of the lower thoracic esophagus. On endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of this lesion, puslike material was released. On microscopic examination, acid-fast bacilli were noted. The patient then began receiving standard antitubercular therapy.
Subject(s)
Abdominal Pain , Esophageal Diseases , Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Humans , Male , Aged , Abdominal Pain/diagnostic imaging , Esophageal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Tuberculosis/diagnostic imaging , Tuberculosis/complications
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J Assoc Physicians India
; 62(1): 47-8, 2014 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25327093