The utility of F-18 FDG PET/CT for diagnosis and response evaluation of hepatosplenic tuberculosis.
Dae-Weung KimSoon-Ah ParkMyoung Hyoun KimPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
A 77-year-old female underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT for evaluation of fever focus. Diffuse and intense hepatosplenic uptake was noted and lymphoma or tuberculosis was proposed. Liver biopsy revealed chronic granulomatous inflammation with Langerhans-type giant cells and necrosis. A follow-up PET/CT after anti-tuberculosis treatment revealed that the hepatosplenic uptake had resolved.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- induced apoptosis
- oxidative stress
- single cell
- positron emission tomography
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- cell cycle arrest
- cell death
- emergency department
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- signaling pathway
- hepatitis c virus
- smoking cessation
- systemic sclerosis
- antiretroviral therapy
- rare case