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

Acta Radiologica Short Reports Pub Date : 2014-12-04 eCollection Date: 2014-12-01 DOI:10.1177/2047981614549571

Paolo Picco, Aldo Naselli, Giovanna Pala, Francesca Rizzo, Beatrice Damasio, Antonella Buoncompagni, Alberto Martini

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Abstract

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.

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全身MRI作为一种非传统的诊断工具在小儿全身性感染患者。

嗜吞噬细胞无原体是一种专性细胞内细菌，是人类粒细胞无原体病(HGA)的病原体，HGA是一种蜱传感染，通常表现为发热、不适、细胞减少、脾肿大和肝炎。在此，我们报告一例14岁的HGA女孩，其全身磁共振成像(MRI)显示了一个不寻常的图像，其特征是小的，广泛的标点毫米结节，t1加权低信号和STIR序列高信号。这一首次报道的发现可能代表了鉴定非典型传染病的另一种工具。

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期刊介绍： Under the editorial leadership of Professor Arnulf Skjennald MD and a distinguished editorial board, Acta Radiologica Open, formerly Acta Radiologica Short Reports, aims for the prompt publication of original case reports, short reports, review articles, pictorial reviews, research articles on diagnostic and interventional radiology, clinical radiology, experimental investigations in animals, and all other research related to imaging procedures. Acta Radiologica Open provides a complete update on all radiological specialties and technical utilities, as well as physiology and physics related to imaging, including ultrasonography, computed tomography, radionuclide and magnetic resonance imaging. Acta Radiologica Open publishes articles on diagnostic and interventional procedures in radiology based on all medical imaging techniques, as well as works in physiology and physics when related to radiology. The journal is an online-only, peer reviewed, open access journal.