18F-FDG PET/CT Image Analysis of Penicilliosis Marneffei in an Immunocompetent Child Patient

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Apr 1;47(4):e358-e359. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004075.

Abstract

Penicilliosis marneffei is an extremely rare fungal infectious disease that often occurs in hosts with immunodeficiency or immune dysfunction. Penicilliosis marneffei has been seldom reported in children with multiple infiltrations throughout the body. We report a case of a boy with normal immune function who had multiple infiltrations of penicilliosis marneffei and was misdiagnosed with lymphoma by PET/CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Mycoses* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mycoses* / microbiology
  • Penicillium*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18