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ea0032p58 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2013

A case of Addison's disease caused by systemic disseminated tuberculosis: mimicking lymphoma on F-18 FDG PET-CT

Moon Junsung , Park Byungsam , Yoon Jisung , Lee Hyoungwoo , Won Kyuchang

Addison’s disease is most commonly caused by autoimmune adrenalitis. But, adrenal tuberculosis is still major cause in developing countries, that usually caused by hematogenous spread of pulmonary tuberculosis. Systemic tuberculosis causing Addison’s disease has been rarely reported. We present a case of Addison’s disease caused by systemic disseminated tuberculosis which was mimicked as lymphoma on F-18 FDG PET-CT (PET-CT).Sixty eight-yea...