Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Diagnosis and Assessment of Takayasu Arteritis and Ulcerative Colitis
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
; : 55-59, 2017.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-160549
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ABSTRACT
Takayasu arteritis (TA) and ulcerative colitis (UC), both immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, rarely occur together. This report describes TA in a 29-year old female patient who was being treated for UC for three years. As she had left-side neck pain and headache, she was diagnosed with TA and her response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor was assessed by fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). Positive responses to the TNF inhibitor were seen by PET/CT for the TA and by endoscopy for the UC. We conclude that TNF inhibitors are effective treatments for both TA and UC. We found that PET/CT is a useful for diagnosing and assessing TA.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ulcer
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Colitis, Ulcerative
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Takayasu Arteritis
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Neck Pain
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Diagnosis
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Electrons
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Endoscopy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article