A Case of Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Combined With Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium

Authors

• Juhyung Kim Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
• Man-Hoon Han Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
• Sang Jin Lee Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

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Abstract

Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) has been used to diagnose vasculitis, tuberculosis and malignancy. Because PET/CT scan show hotspots during an activation of clinically suspected lesions, it is widely used for diagnosis. However, there are rare cases of PET/CT images for vasculitis combined with tuberculosis. Here we report a case of an eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient with disseminated non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection in multiple sites mimicking metastatic malignacy and describe the associated PET/CT scan findings before and after treatment.