Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Diagnosis and Assessment of Takayasu Arteritis and Ulcerative Colitis.
- Author:
Yeon Woo CHOI
1
;
Sodam JUNG
;
Tae Yang JUNG
;
Young Hwan KIM
;
Dong Soo HAN
;
So Young BANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Takayasu arteritis; Ulcerative colitis; Positron emission tomography
- MeSH: Colitis, Ulcerative*; Diagnosis*; Electrons*; Endoscopy; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*; Headache; Humans; Neck Pain; Positron-Emission Tomography; Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography; Takayasu Arteritis*; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Ulcer*
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2017;24(1):55-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Takayasu arteritis (TA) and ulcerative colitis (UC), both immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, rarely occur together. This report describes TA in a 29-year old female patient who was being treated for UC for three years. As she had left-side neck pain and headache, she was diagnosed with TA and her response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor was assessed by fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). Positive responses to the TNF inhibitor were seen by PET/CT for the TA and by endoscopy for the UC. We conclude that TNF inhibitors are effective treatments for both TA and UC. We found that PET/CT is a useful for diagnosing and assessing TA.
