Diffuse Abdominal Uptake Mimicking Peritonitis in Gallium Inflammatory Scan: An Unusual Feature of Acute Q Fever

Diffuse Abdominal Uptake Mimicking Peritonitis in Gallium Inflammatory Scan: An Unusual Feature of Acute Q Fever

The clinical features in patients with acute Q fever are variable. We present a patient with fever, abdominal distension, pericardial effusion, and diffuse gallium uptake in the abdominal cavity, mimicking peritonitis or peritoneum carcinomatosis. Serologic surveys revealed acute infection by Coxiel...

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Main Authors: Ko Chang, Wen-Chien Ko, Bi-Fang Li, Ping-Yen Liu, Nan-Tsing Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-11-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii
gallium scan
pericarditis
peritonitis
Q fever
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09701615

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