Outcome in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin whose ¹⁸Fluoro-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography Finding is Non-Diagnostic.
- Author:
Tark KIM
1
;
Jin PARK
;
Eun Ju CHOO
;
Hyemin JEONG
;
Chan Hong JEON
;
Jae Pil HWANG
;
Jung Mi PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: ¹⁸fluoro-deoxyglucose; Positron emission tomography/computerized tomography; Fever of unknown origin; Prognosis
- MeSH: Diagnosis; Electrons*; Fever of Unknown Origin*; Fever*; Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis; Humans; Korea; Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Tertiary Care Centers
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2018;50(1):43-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Prognosis has not been known for patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) whose ¹⁸fluoro-deoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) finding is non-diagnostic. A total of eight patients with FUO that underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT were retrospectively identified January 2016 - June 2017 in a tertiary hospital in Korea. Of these, two patients were diagnosed with microscopic polyangitis and Kikuchi's disease and one patient was transferred to another hospital. Of five patients whose diagnoses were not confirmed, four patients received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and/or low dose steroid and symptoms disappeared. Our study suggests that outcome of patients with FUO whose ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT finding is non-diagnostic would be favorable.
