Gallium Localization in Peritonitis: Two Case Reports

Diffuse abdominal localization of gallium was found in two patients with peritonitis, one due to M. tuberculosis and the other presumably pyogenic. Gallium scanning may be useful in the diagnosis of peritonitis and perhaps of other serosal infections.

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1984-01, Vol.9 (1), p.25-27
Main Authors: LaMANNA, MARGARET M, SALUK, PATRICIA H, ZEKAVAT, POURAN P, MOBINI, JALAL, PARKER, JANET A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology
Gallium Radioisotopes
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Other diseases. Semiology
Peritonitis - diagnostic imaging
Peritonitis - etiology
Peritonitis, Tuberculous - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
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Summary:Diffuse abdominal localization of gallium was found in two patients with peritonitis, one due to M. tuberculosis and the other presumably pyogenic. Gallium scanning may be useful in the diagnosis of peritonitis and perhaps of other serosal infections.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-198401000-00009