Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica on FDG-PET/CT.

Akira BabaKimiichi UnoYumi OkuyamaYohei MunetomoShintaro NakajimaKennosuke MizushinaHideto Kameda

Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)

If there is no pain in the temporal artery, the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) may be delayed and blindness may occur. Therefore, FDG-PET/CT is important as a modality for diagnosis of GCA. When GCA is suspected and F-18 FDG-PET/CT is performed, it is worthwhile to pay attention to shoulder and hip joints as polymyalgia rheumatica commonly presents with GCA.

Keyphrases

giant cell
chronic pain
working memory
pulmonary embolism
pain management
neuropathic pain
total hip arthroplasty
spinal cord injury