The dilemma of diagnosing fever of unknown origin: large arteries vasculitis revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging. A case report

Autor:	De Giorgi A, Fabbian F, Pala M, Bagnari V, Tiseo R, Molino C, Trapassi MR, Boccafogli A, Portaluppi F, Prandini N, Feggi L, Roberto Manfredini
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Vasculitis PET diagnosis Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Positron-Emission Tomography Humans fever of unknown origin vasculitis Female Middle Aged Radiopharmaceuticals Tomography X-Ray Computed Fever of Unknown Origin Multimodal Imaging
Zdroj:	Scopus-Elsevier Europe PubMed Central
ISSN:	1128-3602
Popis:	Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is an uncommon disease, and its underlying etiology may include a number causes, i.e., infections, malignancies, autoimmune conditions. Diagnosis is often a difficult task, and usually physician spend time and money in order to define the etiology of FUO. We report a case of patient who presented with FUO and headache, and positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) allowed to reveal the presence of a large vessel vasculitis. 18F-FDG PET may represent an useful tool in patients with FUO, since it can early depict an hypermetabolic activity due to inflammation and so help to achieve a final diagnosis in some cases of FUO.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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