Abstract
A 55-year-old patient, who had undergone excisional biopsy of upper lip two years ago and diagnosed to have squamous cell carcinoma, was referred to us for evaluation with Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT (F-18 FDG-PET/CT) scan. F-18 FDG-PET/CT scan was performed and the maximum intensity projection images (MIP) showed unusual FDG uptake at both ears. Histopathological examination of the biopsy specimen obtained from the ears revealed discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE).Conflict of interest:None declared.
Highlights
Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a chronic and inflammatory dermatosis which may progress to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
We present a case of DLE in which increased F-18 FDG uptake at the ears of a patient was detected probably because of this FDG avidity of inflammatory cells
F-18 FDG-positron emission tomography (PET)/Computed tomography (CT) scan was performed and unusual FDG uptake was detected at both ears
Summary
Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy 2012;21(1): 29-31 DOI:10.4274/Mirt.021793. Unusual F-18 FDG Uptake at the Ears of a Patient with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. Diskoid Lupus Eritamatozus Olgusunda Kulaklarda Olağan Dışı Artmış F-18 FDG Tutulumu.
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