Diffuse renal (18)F-FDG uptake of a patient with fever of unknown origin revealed sarcoidosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Jul;39(7):648-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000488.

Abstract

We report about the usefulness of F-FDG PET for the detection and therapy response evaluation of renal sarcoidosis. A 55-year-old woman presented with a condition diagnosed with pulmonary and ocular sarcoidosis 2 years before having anemia and acute deterioration of renal function. FDG PET revealed diffuse increased FDG uptake in both kidneys and the spleen. Histopathologic examination of a renal biopsy sample revealed granulomatous interstitial nephritis with sarcoidosis. After methylprednisolone treatment, the abnormal FDG uptake resolved completely with improvement of symptoms. FDG PET is a useful tool to detect active sarcoidosis regions and to monitor treatment efficacy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Fever of Unknown Origin / complications*
  • Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Sarcoidosis / complications*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18