Indium leucocyte imaging in true pyrexia of unknown origin

A patient with pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) was investigated for a focal infection using autologous indium-labelled leucocytes. Only one site of increased activity was observed; this was asymptomatic and subsequently proved to be an infected nasal sinus. This case highlights the necessity, in PUO...

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Published in:European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1985-02, Vol.10 (3-4), p.172-174
Main Authors: Hawker, R J, Hall, C E, Drolc, Z, Rhys-Evans, P H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnostic imaging
Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology
Fever of Unknown Origin - microbiology
Focal Infection - diagnostic imaging
Focal Infection - etiology
Humans
Indium
Leukocytes - physiology
Maxillary Sinus - pathology
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - microbiology
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - surgery
Pharyngitis - complications
Pharyngitis - microbiology
Radioisotopes
Radionuclide Imaging
Streptococcal Infections - complications
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification
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Summary:A patient with pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) was investigated for a focal infection using autologous indium-labelled leucocytes. Only one site of increased activity was observed; this was asymptomatic and subsequently proved to be an infected nasal sinus. This case highlights the necessity, in PUO investigations, of carrying out whole-body imaging rather than just investigating the areas with presenting symptoms.
ISSN:0340-6997
1619-7089
DOI:10.1007/BF00252731