Diagnostic utility of PET/CT in a patient with miliary tuberculosis
MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE, cilt.89, sa.2, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1080
- Dergi Adı: MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 63-year-old male presented with loss of appetite, subfebrile fever, swelling of the right hand and dyspnea on exertion for three months. Past medical history revealed methotrexate treatment of six months for rheumatoid arthritis. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed diffuse miliary nodules. PET/CT scan demonstrated diffuse FDG uptake in both lungs, in the spleen, in the right hand. the mediastinal and the axillary lymph nodes. MR of the right hand showed inflammatory arthritis. Histopathology of the right hand tru-cut biopsy revealed degenerative changes. Culture of the hand biopsy tissue was positive for mycobacterium tuberculosis.