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Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection with most commonly rhino-orbital-cerebral and pulmonary syndromes that mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients. FDG-PET/CT emerged as a sensitive non-invasive tool to identify systemic mucormycosis. We present a 59-year-old woman for whom a PET/CT with  18 F-FDG was performed in search of a primary location of mucormycosis with non-contributive conventional workup. A large left abdominal mass was seen, compatible with a fungus ball, with intense parietal uptake and without any central uptake. The localization of the infection provided a target for surgery and permitted to adapt the therapeutic strategy. After resection, the final diagnosis was consistent with mucormycosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a PET/CT image with FDG showing an intestinal fungus ball. PET/CT with  18 F-FDG may contribute to the management of patients with fungal infections of unknown origin.

Diagnosis of an intestinal mucormycosis ‘fungus ball’ located with PET/CT with [18F] FDG-PET/CT