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Clinical Nuclear Medicine:
April 2007 - Volume 32 - Issue 4 - pp 314-316
doi: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000257201.95620.ba
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Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis and Massive Splenomegaly in an Immunocompromised Patient

Coskun, Zafer Ünsal MD*†; Mathews, Dana PhD, MD*; Weatherall, Paul MD*; Skiest, Daniel MD‡; Öz, Orhan K. MD, PhD*

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Abstract

We report an unusual case of lymphadenitis and splenitis in a hemophiliac with AIDS. Splenomegaly without focal lesions was shown by CT and MRI. A Ga-67 scan demonstrated markedly increased activity in the spleen and increased focal activity in the left supraclavicular region. Cryptococcus neoformans was cultured from blood. A fine needle aspirate of a supraclavicular lymph node revealed budding yeast. After therapy, a repeat gallium scan showed no supraclavicular activity and markedly reduced splenic uptake. Cryptococcal infection should be in the differential diagnosis of markedly increased Ga-67 uptake in splenomegaly and focal lymph node uptake in an immunocompromised patient.

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© 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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