Thyroid imaging in a typical case of acute suppurative thyroiditis with abscess formation due to infection from a persistent thyroglossal duct

The clinical evaluation of thyroid imaging with 99mTc, 201Tl, and 67Ga in the uncommon, but potentially serious, disorder of acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) with abscess formation due to infection from a persistent thyroglossal duct is reported. The 99mTc image showed functioning areas of the di...

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Published in:Annals of nuclear medicine 1994-06, Vol.8 (2), p.159-162
Main Authors: Kawanaka, M, Sugimoto, Y, Suehiro, M, Fukuchi, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Abscess - microbiology
Adult
Gallium Radioisotopes
Humans
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
Streptococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging
Thallium Radioisotopes
Thyroglossal Cyst - complications
Thyroglossal Cyst - microbiology
Thyroid Gland - diagnostic imaging
Thyroiditis, Suppurative - diagnostic imaging
Thyroiditis, Suppurative - microbiology
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Summary:The clinical evaluation of thyroid imaging with 99mTc, 201Tl, and 67Ga in the uncommon, but potentially serious, disorder of acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) with abscess formation due to infection from a persistent thyroglossal duct is reported. The 99mTc image showed functioning areas of the diseased thyroid gland and the 201Tl image demonstrated abscess formation in the thyroid gland of this patient. In addition, marked 67Ga accumulation was demonstrated in a wide area covering not only the area of the thyroid gland involved, but also associated circumferential inflammatory lesions in a patient with AST. The net thyroid uptake of 67Ga at 72 hours was calculated to be 13.8% of the injected dose.
ISSN:0914-7187
1864-6433
DOI:10.1007/BF03165022