Scintigraphy and computed tomography findings for the diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans following peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Hell J Nucl Med. 2012 Jan-Apr;15(1):52-5.

Abstract

We report a case of bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) associated with allogenic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for acute leukemia. On inspiratory and expiratory chest computed tomography (CT), characteristic findings for BO, such as air-trapping, mosaic attenuation or bronchial wall thickening were not clearly observed. However, ventilation-perfusion lung scans of the chest demonstrated multiple matched defects, which suggested severe obstructive airway disease. In the diagnosis of BO after stem cell transplantation, lung scans should be recommended when representative findings are not obvious on chest CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / diagnosis*
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Radiography, Thoracic / methods*
  • Radionuclide Imaging / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Young Adult