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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates

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Published on: September 5, 2017

Isolated hepatic tuberculosis.

¹Department Of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (Attavar Hospital), Mangalore, Karnataka, India. jayakumarpsj2@yahoo.co.in

Kathmandu University Medical Journal (KUMJ)

|January 15, 2010

Summary

A stomach cancer patient with prolonged fever was found to have liver nodules, initially thought to be metastasis. Diagnosis confirmed tuberculosis, and treatment with antitubercular treatment (ATT) resolved the fever.

Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Infectious Diseases
Oncology

Background:

Carcinoma of the stomach is a significant global health concern.
Fever can be a presenting symptom of advanced gastric cancer.
Hepatic nodules in cancer patients often raise suspicion for metastasis.

Observation:

A patient with gastric carcinoma presented with a three-week fever.
Hepatic nodules were detected during the patient's evaluation.
Initial assessment suggested metastatic disease as the cause of the nodules.

Findings:

Biopsy of the hepatic nodules revealed tuberculosis, not metastasis.
The patient received antitubercular treatment (ATT).
The fever resolved completely following ATT.

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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates

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Implications:

This case highlights the importance of considering tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of hepatic nodules, even in cancer patients.
Accurate diagnosis is crucial to avoid incorrect treatment and ensure effective management.
Antitubercular treatment can successfully manage tuberculous hepatic lesions.