Computed tomography and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in adrenal candidiasis and histoplasmosis: Two cases

  • Emre Altinmakas
  • , Ming Guo
  • , Uma R. Kundu
  • , Mouhammed Amir Habra
  • , Chaan Ng

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Abstract

We report the contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings in adrenal histoplasmosis and candidiasis. Both demonstrated bilateral hypermetabolic heterogeneous adrenal masses with limited wash-out on delayed CT. Adrenal candidiasis has not been previously reported, nor have the CT wash-out findings in either infection. The adrenal imaging findings are indistinguishable from malignancy, which is more common; but in this setting, physicians should be alert to the differential diagnosis of fungal infections, since it can be equally deadly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1115-1118
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Imaging
Volume39
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adrenal candidiasis
  • Adrenal histoplasmosis
  • Bilateral adrenal masses
  • FDG-PET/CT

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