Hepatorenal polycystic disease and fever: diagnostic contribution of gallium citrate Ga 67 scan and fluorine F 18 FDG-PET/CT.

A cyst infection was suspected in a patient who was on haemodialysis for renal failure secondary to hepatorenal polycystic disease with persistent fever and pain in right hypochondrium despite antibiotherapy. Radiologic exams (ultrasonography, computed tomography [CT]), however, did not show signs of infection. For surgical removal of the infected cyst, a precise location was required.

Acute renal failure associated with use of inhaled tobramycin for treatment of chronic airway colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity is a well-known clinical entity that complicates the course of infectious diseases treated under this antibiotic regime. Recently, a new administration form of tobramycin, inhaled tobramycin (TOBI), has been approved to improve the antibacterial activity and reduce nephrotoxicity. We describe the clinical case of a 73-year-old woman with chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who developed acute renal failure (ARF) after using TOBI.