Isolated cholangiolitis revealed by 18F-FDG-PET/CT in a patient with fever of unknown origin

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Codreanu, Ion [1 ]
Zhuang, Hongming [1 ]
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[1] Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Dept Radiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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HELLENIC JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE | 2011年 / 14卷 / 01期
关键词
FDG; PET/CT; Cholangiolitis; Fever; POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY; F-18 FDG PET/CT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; CANCER; CARCINOMA; LIVER; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; MALIGNANCIES; MANAGEMENT; INFECTION;
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Cholangiolitis, inflammation of the cholangioles, is difficult to diagnose by conventional imaging modalities. We report a case of cholangiolitis revealed by fluorine-18 fluor desoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (F-18-FDG-PET/CT) after about 9 months of recurrent fevers. A 20 years old girl with a history of recurrent fevers and repeated workups at different hospitals, which didn't diagnosed the source of fever, was admitted with a recent episode of fever. An F-18-FDG-PET/CT was requested, which demonstrated focal hypermetabolic activity in the lateral segment of the left lobe of the liver. A liver biopsy showed inflammation of small biliary ducts consistent of cholangiolitis. Enterococcus casseliflavus was found on performed cultures. This represents the first case of cholangiolitis revealed by F-18-FDG-PET/CT imaging.
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