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A patient with pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) was investigated for a focal infection using autologous indium-labelled leucocytes. Only one site of increased activity was observed; this was asymptomatic and subsequently proved to be an infected nasal sinus. This case highlights the necessity, in PUO investigations, of carrying out whole-body imaging rather than just investigating the areas with presenting symptoms.
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Hawker, R.J., Hall, C.E., Drolc, Z. et al. Indium leucocyte imaging in true pyrexia of unknown origin. Eur J Nucl Med 10, 172–174 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252731
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