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18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis

Diagnostics (Basel), 2018-12, Vol.9 (1), p.3 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2018 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/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2018 by the authors. 2018 ;ISSN: 2075-4418 ;EISSN: 2075-4418 ;DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics9010003 ;PMID: 30587768

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  • Title:
    18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis
  • Author: Kjaer, Anna ; Ribberholt, Iben ; Thomsen, Kim ; Ibsen, Per ; Markova, Elena ; Graff, Jesper
  • Subjects: 18F-FDG PET/CT ; Antibodies ; Biopsy ; Blood ; Bone marrow ; Colon ; Cytomegalovirus ; cytomegalovirus colitis ; Edema ; Infections ; Inflammatory bowel disease ; Interesting Images ; Medical imaging ; Patients ; Spleen
  • Is Part Of: Diagnostics (Basel), 2018-12, Vol.9 (1), p.3
  • Description: We present a case demonstrating the diagnostic work-up of a patient undergoing azathioprine treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diagnosed with an acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and CMV colitis. An 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) performed 2 weeks after debut of symptoms revealed pathological 18F-FDG uptake in the left side of the colon mucosa, mimicked activity of IBD. However, a diagnosis of CMV colitis was based on the presence of CMV IgM antibodies, a seroconversion of CMV IgG antibodies, presence of CMV DNA in plasma and the finding af CMV DNA in biopsies from the intestinal mucosa. The patient responded to treatment with ganciclovir. This case highlights that a positive 18F-FDG PET/CT scan of the colon can be due to CMV colitis.
  • Publisher: Basel: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2075-4418
    EISSN: 2075-4418
    DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics9010003
    PMID: 30587768
  • Source: PubMed Central
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