Published April 28, 1975 | Version v1
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Psoas abscess localization by gallium scan in aplastic anemia

Creators

  • 1. National Cancer Inst., Bethesda, MD

Description

Gallium 67 scanning is an effective method of detecting inflammatory lesions, especially abscesses. A 10-year-old boy with aplastic anemia and severe leukopenia and granulocytopenia had a psoas abscess diagnosed by gallium scan. The patient died with Candida sepsis 18 days after bone marrow transplantation. At autopsy, a chronic psoas abscess with Candida was found. The gallium scan offers a clinically effective and noninvasive means of evaluating suspected infection in the granulocytopenia patient. (U.S.)

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Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
"6"7Ga; candida sepsis

Identifiers

DOI
10.1001/jama.1975.03250040031023;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal Volume
232
Journal Issue
4
Series
J. Am. Med. Assoc.
Journal Page Range
377
ISSN
0098-7484

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
6204670
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
No Abstract
Descriptors DEI
ABSCESSES; ANEMIAS; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW; CANDIDA; GALLIUM 67; LEUKOPENIA; SCINTISCANNING; TRANSPLANTS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; FUNGI; GALLIUM ISOTOPES; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HEMIC DISEASES; INFLAMMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; SYMPTOMS; TISSUES; YEASTS

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