Wegener's granulomatosis detected initially by integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Naoyasu Ueda; Yasushi Inoue; Daisuke Himeji; Yoshiya Shimao; Kensuke Oryoji; Hiroki Mitoma; Yojiro Arinobu; Hiroaki Niiro; Hiroshi Tsukamoto; Takahiko Horiuchi; Akira Ueda; Koichi Akashi

doi:10.1007/s10165-009-0255-0

Wegener's granulomatosis detected initially by integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Naoyasu Ueda, Yasushi Inoue, Daisuke Himeji, Yoshiya Shimao, Kensuke Oryoji, Hiroki Mitoma, Yojiro Arinobu, Hiroaki Niiro, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Takahiko Horiuchi, Akira Ueda, Koichi Akashi

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Early diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis, although this disease shows only atypical symptoms in the primary stage. This report describes a patient suspected of having a malignancy based on integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), which showed increased uptake in pulmonary nodules and nasopharyngeal mucosa. Integrated PET/CT is therefore considered to be useful to confirm the distribution and determine the optimal site for biopsy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-209
Number of pages	5
Journal	Modern Rheumatology
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-009-0255-0
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010

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