Usefulness of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in disease extent and treatment response assessment in a patient with syphilitic aortitis.
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serval:BIB_EB07BB285924
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Usefulness of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in disease extent and treatment response assessment in a patient with syphilitic aortitis.
Journal
Clinical nuclear medicine
ISSN
1536-0229 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0363-9762
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
4
Pages
e185-7
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A 40-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for surgical treatment of aortic insufficiency and coronary ostial stenosis. Histopathology and serological tests revealed a syphilitic aortitis. F-FDG PET/CT was performed to assess the extent of aortitis, showing increased radiopharmaceutical uptake along the ascending aortic wall. A repeated FDG PET/CT after antibiotic therapy showed a markedly reduced uptake in the aortic wall, suggesting resolution of the infection according to clinical and serological data. This case highlights the usefulness of FDG PET/CT for the assessment of disease extent and treatment response in patients with syphilitic aortitis.
Keywords
Adult, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Humans, Male, Multimodal Imaging, Penicillins/therapeutic use, Positron-Emission Tomography, Syphilis, Cardiovascular/diagnostic imaging, Syphilis, Cardiovascular/drug therapy, Syphilis, Cardiovascular/pathology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome
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