(18)F-FDG PET/CT Findings in a Patient with Chikungunya Virus Infection

We present a case demonstrating the diagnostic work-up and follow-up of a patient with Chikungunya infection. An (18)F-FDG PET/CT performed four weeks after debut of symptoms revealed pathological (18)F-FDG uptake in enlarged lymph nodes on both side of the diaphragm, and inflammation of both should...

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Autores principales: Rose, Michala Vaaben, Kjaer, Anna Sophie L., Markova, Elena, Graff, Jesper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5617949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28841167
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7030049
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author Rose, Michala Vaaben
Kjaer, Anna Sophie L.
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description We present a case demonstrating the diagnostic work-up and follow-up of a patient with Chikungunya infection. An (18)F-FDG PET/CT performed four weeks after debut of symptoms revealed pathological (18)F-FDG uptake in enlarged lymph nodes on both side of the diaphragm, and inflammation of both shoulder and hip joints. Lymphoma and infection were the main differential diagnoses. Follow-up (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan in the patient performed 14 weeks after the abnormal scan, revealed almost complete resolution of the metabolically active disease. This case is to our knowledge the first to demonstrate sequential (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan results in a patient with Chikungunya virus infection.
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spelling pubmed-56179492017-09-29 (18)F-FDG PET/CT Findings in a Patient with Chikungunya Virus Infection Rose, Michala Vaaben Kjaer, Anna Sophie L. Markova, Elena Graff, Jesper Diagnostics (Basel) Interesting Images We present a case demonstrating the diagnostic work-up and follow-up of a patient with Chikungunya infection. An (18)F-FDG PET/CT performed four weeks after debut of symptoms revealed pathological (18)F-FDG uptake in enlarged lymph nodes on both side of the diaphragm, and inflammation of both shoulder and hip joints. Lymphoma and infection were the main differential diagnoses. Follow-up (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan in the patient performed 14 weeks after the abnormal scan, revealed almost complete resolution of the metabolically active disease. This case is to our knowledge the first to demonstrate sequential (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan results in a patient with Chikungunya virus infection. MDPI 2017-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC5617949/ /pubmed/28841167 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7030049 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short (18)F-FDG PET/CT Findings in a Patient with Chikungunya Virus Infection
title_sort (18)f-fdg pet/ct findings in a patient with chikungunya virus infection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5617949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28841167
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7030049
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