FDG PET/CT of Gardnerella vaginalis infection.

Foret T1, Dhomps A1, Dauwalder O2, Skanjeti A1, Tordo J1.

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1

From the Nuclear Medicine Department, and.

2

Microbiology Laboratory, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.

Abstract

We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with a history of cystic fibrosis and bilung transplantation, who presented clinically cervical swollen lymph nodes with alteration of her general state. F-FDG PET/CT was performed because of lymphoma suspicion and showed cervical and pelvic hypermetabolic lymphadenopathies, with linear vaginal hypermetabolism. There was an increase of lactate dehydrogenase, and Epstein-Barr virus detection was negative. A right cervical lymph node biopsy was performed, with no lymphoma involvement. Complementary microbiological investigations showed positive results for Gardnerella vaginalis. F-FDG PET/CT lymphatic node hypermetabolism is not specific to lymphoma, particularly in immunocompromised patients.

PMID:

 

31107755

 

DOI:

 

10.1097/RLU.0000000000002623

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