Abstract
A case of gross skeletal muscle uptake of 18F-FDG during PET is described. The clinical context of immunosuppression after heart and lung transplantation and the absence of any other known association make the former a likely etiologic factor.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Drug Interactions
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Female
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Fever / etiology
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
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Heart-Lung Transplantation / adverse effects
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology*
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Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications
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Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
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Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
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Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism*
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Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Mycophenolic Acid / pharmacology
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Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
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Radiography, Thoracic / methods
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Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics*
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Tacrolimus / pharmacology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Substances
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Mycophenolic Acid
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Tacrolimus