Be aware of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules on F-18 FDG PET

Poyan Rafiei; Vani Vijayakumar

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Be aware of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules on F-18 FDG PET

Poyan Rafiei, Vani Vijayakumar

Radiology

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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	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e31821739cf
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

Keywords

Disseminated
FDG
Fluorodeoxyglucose
PET
Sarcoidosis
Subcutaneous

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Be aware of disseminated sarcoidosis with diffuse subcutaneous nodules on F-18 FDG PET

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