| International Journal of Nuclear Medicine Research (Volume 2 Issue 1) | |
| Vasculitis Diagnosed on Fluorine-18 Labelled-2-Deoxy-2-Fluoro-D-Glucose Uptake in A Patient With Fever of Unknown Origin and A History of Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |  |
| Pages 16-18 Artor Niccoli Asabella, Alessandra Di Palo, Corinna Altini, Cristina Ferrari, Nunzio Merenda and Giuseppe Rubini DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15379/2408-9788.2015.02.01.3 Published: 20 March 2015 |
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| Abstract | |
| There are increasing data demonstrating the role of 18F-flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computerized tomography fusion (18F-FDG PET/CT) in the diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis, including Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis. We report a case of large vessel vasculitis detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT; a 32-year-old woman with history of Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, admitted with fever of unknown origin (FUO) of 2-months duration and asthenia. To exclude FUO of malignancy, in the suspect of NHL relapse, 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging was performed. The images demonstrated significant 18F-FDG uptake in aortic arch and no signs of NHL relapse. This case report supports the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT as a useful and noninvasive tool in diagnostic evaluation of patient with FUO, both by excluding a malignant etiology and providing information about other possible causes such as inflammation, including vasculitis. 18F-FDG PET/CT is very useful in the early diagnosis of active inflammation including vasculitis and provides timely information for appropriate therapy. | |
| Keywords | |
| 18F-FDG PET/CT, vessels inflammation, NHL, Takayasu arteritis, FUO. | |
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