The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report
Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare connective tissue disease with a clinical presentation of scleroderma-like disease. We report a case of a 36-year-old female patient with a 6-month history of progressive stiffness involving her forearms and legs with joint pain. Laboratory examinations showed hyper...
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doaj-9ccea2892a774917b393b424986447c62021-02-03T06:07:04ZengPAGEPress PublicationsReumatismo0048-74492240-26832021-01-0172410.4081/reumatismo.2020.1353The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case reportN. Belfeki0N. Louarn1I. Chouchane2A. Abbadi3S. Diamantis4Department of Internal Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, MelunDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Clinique Saint Jean, MelunDepartment of Radiology, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, MelunDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, MelunDepartment of Internal Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, Melun Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare connective tissue disease with a clinical presentation of scleroderma-like disease. We report a case of a 36-year-old female patient with a 6-month history of progressive stiffness involving her forearms and legs with joint pain. Laboratory examinations showed hypereosinophilia and elevated C-reactive protein. 18F FDG PET/CT showed diffuse and symmetrical increased uptake in the fasciae of the upper and lower limbs, sparing both muscles and fat tissues. Guided biopsy and histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. 18F FDG PET/CT is of great help in the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis, as it can guide the biopsy where FDG uptake is strongest and also help rule out possible associated neoplasms. https://reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/1353Eosinophilic fasciitisFDGPET/CT. |
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The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report |
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The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report |
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The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report |
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The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report |
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The place of <sup>18</sup>F FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report |
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place of <sup>18</sup>f fdg pet/ct in the management of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report |
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Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare connective tissue disease with a clinical presentation of scleroderma-like disease. We report a case of a 36-year-old female patient with a 6-month history of progressive stiffness involving her forearms and legs with joint pain. Laboratory examinations showed hypereosinophilia and elevated C-reactive protein. 18F FDG PET/CT showed diffuse and symmetrical increased uptake in the fasciae of the upper and lower limbs, sparing both muscles and fat tissues. Guided biopsy and histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. 18F FDG PET/CT is of great help in the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis, as it can guide the biopsy where FDG uptake is strongest and also help rule out possible associated neoplasms.
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Eosinophilic fasciitis FDG PET/CT. |
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