Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Definitive diagnosis requires compatible clinical and radiologic manifestations and histopathologic detection of noncaseating granulomas. In recent years, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been proposed to play a role in the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis. Although disseminated sarcoidosis has been reported in nearly all organs including the skin, subcutaneous sarcoidosis is relatively rare with few reports using F-18 FDG PET. We report a case of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules demonstrating avid F-18 FDG uptake on PET.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | e42-e44 |
| Journal | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Disseminated
- FDG
- Fluorodeoxyglucose
- PET
- Sarcoidosis
- Subcutaneous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Be aware of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules on F-18 FDG PET. / Rafiei, Poyan; Vijayakumar, Vani.
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T1 - Be aware of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules on F-18 FDG PET
AU - Rafiei, Poyan
AU - Vijayakumar, Vani
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Definitive diagnosis requires compatible clinical and radiologic manifestations and histopathologic detection of noncaseating granulomas. In recent years, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been proposed to play a role in the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis. Although disseminated sarcoidosis has been reported in nearly all organs including the skin, subcutaneous sarcoidosis is relatively rare with few reports using F-18 FDG PET. We report a case of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules demonstrating avid F-18 FDG uptake on PET.
AB - Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Definitive diagnosis requires compatible clinical and radiologic manifestations and histopathologic detection of noncaseating granulomas. In recent years, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been proposed to play a role in the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis. Although disseminated sarcoidosis has been reported in nearly all organs including the skin, subcutaneous sarcoidosis is relatively rare with few reports using F-18 FDG PET. We report a case of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules demonstrating avid F-18 FDG uptake on PET.
KW - Disseminated
KW - FDG
KW - Fluorodeoxyglucose
KW - PET
KW - Sarcoidosis
KW - Subcutaneous
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VL - 36
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JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
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SN - 0363-9762
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