Next Article in Journal
Radiogenomics and Radiomics in Liver Cancers
Next Article in Special Issue
A New Diagnostic Approach for Periprosthetic Acetabular Fractures Based on 3D Modeling: A Study Protocol
Previous Article in Journal
The Role of Transabdominal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer: Review and Single-Center Experience
Previous Article in Special Issue
18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in a Patient with Chikungunya Virus Infection
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Diagnostics
Volume 9
Issue 1
10.3390/diagnostics9010003
diagnostics-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Interesting Images

18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis

by
Anna Sophie L. Kjaer
1,*,
Iben Ribberholt
1,
Kim Thomsen
2,
Per H. Ibsen
3,
Elena Markova
4 and
Jesper Graff
5
1
Department of Infectious diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Kettegaards Allé 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
2
Department of Clinical microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
3
Department of Patology, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Kettegaards Allé 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
4
Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Kettegaards Allé 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
5
Department of Clinical Physiology & Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Kettegaards Allé 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diagnostics 2019, 9(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9010003
Submission received: 2 November 2018 / Revised: 13 December 2018 / Accepted: 21 December 2018 / Published: 26 December 2018
(This article belongs to the Collection Hybrid Imaging in Medicine)
Browse Figure
Review Reports Versions Notes

Abstract

We present a case demonstrating the diagnostic work-up of a patient undergoing azathioprine treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diagnosed with an acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and CMV colitis. An 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) performed 2 weeks after debut of symptoms revealed pathological 18F-FDG uptake in the left side of the colon mucosa, mimicked activity of IBD. However, a diagnosis of CMV colitis was based on the presence of CMV IgM antibodies, a seroconversion of CMV IgG antibodies, presence of CMV DNA in plasma and the finding af CMV DNA in biopsies from the intestinal mucosa. The patient responded to treatment with ganciclovir. This case highlights that a positive 18F-FDG PET/CT scan of the colon can be due to CMV colitis.
Keywords: 18F-FDG PET/CT; cytomegalovirus colitis; inflammatory bowel disease 18F-FDG PET/CT; cytomegalovirus colitis; inflammatory bowel disease

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Kjaer, A.S.L.; Ribberholt, I.; Thomsen, K.; Ibsen, P.H.; Markova, E.; Graff, J. 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis. Diagnostics 2019, 9, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9010003

AMA Style

Kjaer ASL, Ribberholt I, Thomsen K, Ibsen PH, Markova E, Graff J. 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis. Diagnostics. 2019; 9(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9010003

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kjaer, Anna Sophie L., Iben Ribberholt, Kim Thomsen, Per H. Ibsen, Elena Markova, and Jesper Graff. 2019. "18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis" Diagnostics 9, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9010003

APA Style

Kjaer, A. S. L., Ribberholt, I., Thomsen, K., Ibsen, P. H., Markova, E., & Graff, J. (2019). 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Cytomegalovirus Colitis. Diagnostics, 9(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9010003

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop