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Application of Fluorine-18-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Gallium Scan for Assessment in a Patient With Adult-Onset Still's Disease.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Hou, Jing-Uei Tsai, Shih-Chuan Lin, Wan-Yu |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | A 53-year-old female patient suffered from pain in almost her entire body, particularly the joints. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple lymphadenopathies over cervical, mediastinal, and axillary areas. A fluorine-18-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) revealed increased FDG uptake in many lymph nodes and the spleen. Lymphoma was suspected. However, the result of a biopsy showed no malignancy, and the gallium-67 citrate scan showed no gallium-avid tumor throughout the whole body. Adult-onset Still's disease was diagnosed and the patient responded well to steroid therapy. The follow-up PET/CT six months later showed complete remission of the FDG-avid lesions seen in the previous PET/CT. Our study suggests that FDG PET/CT combined with gallium-67 scan may be helpful in diagnosing patients with adult-onset Still's disease. In addition, the use of FDG PET/CT alone may be useful for the evaluation of disease distribution, disease activity, and therapeutic response. |
| Starting Page | 180 |
| Ending Page | 183 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2016.5754 |
| PubMed reference number | 29900945 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.archivesofrheumatology.org/full-text-pdf/794 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2016.5754 |
| Journal | Archives of rheumatology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
