Thymic Tuberculosis Shown on FDG PET/CT Despite Coexisting Pulmonary Tuberculosis With No Increased FDG Activity

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Oct;44(10):831-833. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002697.

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis could involve multiple organs. However, thymic tuberculosis is relatively rare. We report a 21-year-old man who was referred for an F-FDG PET/CT imaging to assess his newly detected pulmonary nodule. The images showed the pulmonary nodule had minimal activity uptake. Unexpectedly, the thymus with elevated FDG accumulation was noted. The pulmonary nodule and thymic lesion were confirmed as tuberculosis by pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Thymus Gland / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thymus Gland / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18