TY - JOUR
T1 - 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Glandular Tularemia
AU - Gustafsson, Freja
AU - Rasmussen, Karl Keigo
AU - Thorsteinsson, Kristina
AU - Lebech, Anne-Mette
AU - Fjordside, Lasse
PY - 2025/5/2
Y1 - 2025/5/2
N2 - A 47-year-old woman presented with fever, fatigue, night sweats and inguinal glandular swelling following a tick bite. Weeks of diagnostic uncertainty followed, and a lymph node biopsy was sent to be investigated for tularemia and pathology. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed due to a suspicion of malignant lymphoma. The scan revealed high metabolic activity in the left inguinal region, which was compatible with abscesses. The diagnosis of glandular tularemia was established on a positive PCR for Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis) and positive F. tularensis serology. This case highlights the challenges of diagnosing tularemia and illustrates the role of imaging.
AB - A 47-year-old woman presented with fever, fatigue, night sweats and inguinal glandular swelling following a tick bite. Weeks of diagnostic uncertainty followed, and a lymph node biopsy was sent to be investigated for tularemia and pathology. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed due to a suspicion of malignant lymphoma. The scan revealed high metabolic activity in the left inguinal region, which was compatible with abscesses. The diagnosis of glandular tularemia was established on a positive PCR for Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis) and positive F. tularensis serology. This case highlights the challenges of diagnosing tularemia and illustrates the role of imaging.
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U2 - 10.3390/diagnostics15091159
DO - 10.3390/diagnostics15091159
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 40361977
SN - 2075-4418
VL - 15
JO - Diagnostics
JF - Diagnostics
IS - 9
M1 - 1159
ER -