Bilateral cytomegalovirus infection of the adrenal glands revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with T-cell lymphoma

Camille Van Bogaert; Irina Vierasu; Céline Mathey; Aude Theunissen; Serge Goldman

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5005

Bilateral cytomegalovirus infection of the adrenal glands revealed by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with T-cell lymphoma

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jan 28;10(1):e05005. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5005. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Camille Van Bogaert¹, Irina Vierasu¹, Céline Mathey¹, Aude Theunissen², Serge Goldman¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine CUB-Hôpital Erasme Bruxelles Belgium.
² Department of Haematology CUB-Hôpital Erasme Bruxelles Belgium.

Abstract

This case report demonstrates the possible subclinical adrenal and pancreatic involvement in immunocompromised patients (in particular those with lymphoma) with a CMV infection and the role of whole-body ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in detecting these lesions.

Keywords: Non‐Hodgkin lymphoma; adrenal mass; cytomegalovirus; fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (18F‐FDG PET/CT).

Publication types

Case Reports