18F-FDG PET/CT imaging of relapsing polychondritis

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  • Huijun Zhou
  • Minggang Su
  • Lin Li
چکیده

BACKGROUND Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon autoimmune inflammatory disease that may affect cartilage throughout the body. CASE REPORT We report on a case of fever of unknown origin in which 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) was performed to make a diagnosis of RP. CONCLUSION Our case demonstrates that the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT is a useful diagnostic tool to accurately determine the extent of inflammation throughout the body which can be identified by an increased 18F-FDG uptake.

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دوره 95  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016