Gallium-67 scintigraphy in an AIDS patients presenting tuberculous pericarditis.

The case of a 31-year-old HIV-positive male drug addict, with a history of recurrent intermittent fever is presented. Chest x-ray showed right ilar-node enlargement and moderate venous congestion. A 67Ga-citrate scan of the chest was highly suggestive of Mycobacterial infection.