A Case of Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Combined With Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium
  • Juhyung Kim
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
  • Man-Hoon Han
    Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
  • Sang Jin Lee
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

Keywords

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography, non-tuberculous mycobacterium, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Abstract

Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) has been used to diagnose vasculitis, tuberculosis and malignancy. Because PET/CT scan show hotspots during an activation of clinically suspected lesions, it is widely used for diagnosis. However, there are rare cases of PET/CT images for vasculitis combined with tuberculosis. Here we report a case of an eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient with disseminated non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection in multiple sites mimicking metastatic malignacy and describe the associated PET/CT scan findings before and after treatment.

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    Published: 2019-11-22
    Issue: Vol 6 No 12 (view)

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    Kim J, Han M-H, Lee SJ. A Case of Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Combined With Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium. EJCRIM 2019;6 doi:10.12890/2019_001299.