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 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2011 |
Keywords
- Disseminated
- FDG
- Fluorodeoxyglucose
- PET
- Sarcoidosis
- Subcutaneous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Rafiei, P., & Vijayakumar, V. (2011). Be aware of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules on F-18 FDG PET. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 36(6), e42-e44. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e31821739cf