FDG PET/CT in Type I Glycogen Storage Disease

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Apr;41(4):e200-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001103.

Abstract

Type I glycogen storage disease (GSD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency. We report herein the particular pattern provided by FDG PET imaging in a 33-year-old patient with type Ib GSD. PET images yielded evidence of a pulmonary infectious focus as well as of: (1) a dramatically enlarged liver leading to a high global FDG uptake, (2) increased bone marrow activity, (3) splenomegalia leading to a high global spleen uptake, (4) a diffuse enhancement in muscle FDG uptake.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Glycogen Storage Disease Type I / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*