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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

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Abstract

TEIXEIRA, Ana Beatriz Marinho de Jesus et al. Gallium-67 imaging in a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report. Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo [online]. 2000, vol.42, n.3, pp. 167-170. ISSN 0036-4665.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652000000300011.

A 26 year-old female was admitted with abdominal pain, fever and weight loss. The clinical and laboratory investigations led to the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis. Gallium-67 whole body images correlated well with the clinical course of the disease and with the patient's prognosis.

Keywords : Gallium-67; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Infection; Whole body scintigraphy.

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