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Tuberculosis Meningitis Mimics Malignancy Like Lesion in Fluroine-18-FDG PET Scan and Gallium Scan Ann Nucl Med Sci 19:275-278, Chang,W.-D.,et al, 2006 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Tuberculosis of the central nervous system accounts for about 5% of extrapulmonary cases, and meningitis is the most frequent manifestation. The recognition of normal physiological variants and benign false-positive 18F-FDG PET scan findings are crucial for accurate diagnosis. We report an atypical presentation of TB meningitis detected by GA scan and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). The FDG-PET scan revealed enhanced uptake of tracer along the posterior portion of the falx cerebri, which is much intense than the gallium uptake in the lesion.

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