Brain nocardiosis is an uncommon but severe disease associated with high mortality. We present a case of brain nocardiosis with elevated tracer uptake on both 68 Ga-pentixafor and 18 F-FDG PET/CT, mimicking intracerebral invasion of multiple myeloma. This case demonstrates that nocardiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of brain lesions found on PET/CT with increased tracer accumulation in immunocompromised patients.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- resting state
- multiple myeloma
- white matter
- functional connectivity
- end stage renal disease
- cerebral ischemia
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- cell migration
- multiple sclerosis
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- pet imaging
- case report
- early onset
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- mechanical ventilation