A case of Takayasu’s arteritis presented with fever of unknown origin: Diagnostic value of 18f-FDG PET/CT imaging

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Semirgin S. U., Yapıcı O.

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey), cilt.38, sa.2, ss.208-210, 2021 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.52142/omujecm.38.2.28
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-210
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: FDG PET-CT, Fever of unknown origin, FUO, Takayasu arteritis, Vasculitis
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Takayasu’s arteritis is a chronic vasculitis of the large vessels and has a rare initial presentation of fever of unknown origin (FUO), renders the condition difficult to diagnose. Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) can assist in the early diagnosis of Takayasu’s Arteritis patients with FUO and can improve the prognosis of such patients. In this case report, we describe a 27-year-old female presented with one-month history of FUO, showing heterogeneous increased FDG accumulation along the walls of ascending and arch of aorta, left subclavian artery and right brachiocephalic truncus at PET-CT imaging