Nocardia Infection With Adrenal Gland Abscess Mimicking Metastatic Lung Cancer on FDG PET/CT.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present FDG PET/CT findings of a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient suspicious for lung cancer with a solitary metastasis to the adrenal gland. Wedge resection of the pulmonary nodules revealed Nocardia infection and a repeat FDG PET/CT imaging after the antibiotic treatment demonstrated complete metabolic response of the adrenal lesion and pulmonary nodules. It should be kept in mind that nocardiosis may present with FDG-avid lesions masquerading as malignancies in immunocompromised patients.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms
- Adrenal Gland Diseases
- Nocardia Infections