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Usefulness of FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis

Authors
 Kim, Hyun Jeong  ;  Lee, Sang-Won  ;  Kim, Gi Jeong  ;  Lee, Jae-Hoon 
Citation
 CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, Vol.39(9) : 801-802, 2014 
Journal Title
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ISSN
 0363-9762 
Issue Date
2014
MeSH
Adult ; Eosinophilia/diagnostic imaging* ; Fasciitis/diagnostic imaging* ; Female ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* ; Humans ; Multimodal Imaging* ; Positron-Emission Tomography* ; Radiopharmaceuticals* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Abstract
Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disorder with similar characteristics of scleroderma-like illness. We report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis in a 37-year-old woman with a 3-month history of progressive stiffness involving her forearms and lower legs. Laboratory test disclosed elevated erythrocyte sedimentation ratio and hypereosinophilia. On PET/CT images, FDG uptake was increased along the fasciae of bilateral upper and lower extremities while sparing muscles and subcutaneous fat. Biopsy was performed and histologic examination confirmed diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. FDG PET/CT may be helpful in the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis as it could clearly illustrate anatomical involvement of the disease.
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DOI
10.1097/RLU.0000000000000260
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Nuclear Medicine (핵의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hyun Jeong(김현정) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3116-8848
Lee, Sang-Won(이상원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-3341
Lee, Jae Hoon(이재훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9898-9886
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/158634
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