Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and management of mucormycosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Sep;38(9):e370-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182867d13.

Abstract

(18)F-FDG PET/CT on a 23-year-old woman with aplastic anemia and left periorbital swelling showed FDG-avid lesions in the head and neck. The lesions were confirmed to be mucormycosis histologically after (18)F-FDG PET/CT-guided biopsy. Antifungal therapy was adjusted with serial follow-up (18)F-FDG PET/CT until complete patient recovery. (18)F-FDG PET/CT is valuable in the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Mucormycosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mucormycosis / drug therapy
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Amphotericin B