Cat-Scratch Disease: A Pitfall for Lymphoma Evaluation by FDG-PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Feb;42(2):106-107. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001492.

Abstract

FDG-PET/CT is a standard of care in staging and response assessment of Hodgkin lymphoma. Hence, it is important to recognize pitfalls owing to the potential therapeutic impact. We report a case of a 29-year-old woman affected by stage III bulky Hodgkin lymphoma. The interim FDG-PET/CT showed a complete metabolic response. After three new cycles of chemotherapy, the patient showed fever and lymphadenopathy at clinic examination, PET/CT revealed several FDG uptakes at lymph nodes in inguinal and iliac region. Pathologic analyses, after biopsy and serologic examinations, led to the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18