Abstract
We present the case of a 41-year-old man admitted to the hospital with fever and toxic syndrome possibly having an oncological or infectious origin. A whole body scan with 67Ga-citrate showed an intense and diffuse radiotracer accumulation in the thyroid gland. The patient was re-evaluated and studied with other diagnostic tests including a thyroid 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy and a thyroidal radioiodine uptake. A correct final diagnosis of painless subacute thyroiditis was made.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anorexia / etiology
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Citrates*
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Deglutition Disorders / etiology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Fever / etiology
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Gallium Radioisotopes*
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Gallium*
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Humans
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Iodine Radioisotopes
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Male
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Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnosis
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Pharyngitis / diagnosis
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Radiopharmaceuticals*
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Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
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Thyroiditis, Subacute / complications
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Thyroiditis, Subacute / diagnostic imaging*
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis
Substances
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Citrates
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Gallium Radioisotopes
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Iodine Radioisotopes
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
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Gallium
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gallium citrate