Open AccessA unique case of increased 18f-FDG metabolic activity in the soft tissues of the bilateral upper thighs due to immunizations in a pediatric patient
Author(s) -
Terrel L. Galloway,
Mickaila Johnston,
Michael D. Starsiak,
Eugene D. Silverman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/1450-1147.176886
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , positron emission tomography , lesion , lytic cycle , langerhans cell histiocytosis , metabolic activity , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , positron emission tomography computed tomography , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , histiocytosis , pathology , disease , virus , virology , physiology
A case of a 7-month-old white female who was referred for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) initial evaluation of a lytic skull lesion with presumed diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is described. Incidentally, she was found to have hypermetabolic nodules in the soft tissues of her anterior thighs.