Whole-body MRI as an unconventional diagnostic tool in a pediatric patient with systemic infection

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Zeitschriftentitel:	Acta Radiologica Short Reports
Personen und Körperschaften:	Picco, Paolo, Naselli, Aldo, Pala, Giovanna, Rizzo, Francesca, Damasio, Beatrice, Buoncompagni, Antonella, Martini, Alberto
In:	Acta Radiologica Short Reports, 3, 2014, 11, S. 204798161454957
Format:	E-Article
Sprache:	Englisch
veröffentlicht:	SAGE Publications
Schlagwörter:	Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

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Zusammenfassung:	<jats:p> Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), a tickborne infection usually manifesting as fever, malaise, cytopenia, spleen enlargement, and hepatitis. Herein, we report a case of a 14-year-old girl with HGA whose whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disclosed an unusual picture characterized by small, widespread punctuate millimetric nodules, hypointense on T1-weighted and hyperintense on STIR sequences. This firstly reported finding may represent an alternative tool for identifying atypical infectious diseases. </jats:p>
Umfang:	204798161454957
ISSN:	2047-9816
DOI:	10.1177/2047981614549571