Outcome in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin whose ¹⁸Fluoro-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography Finding is Non-Diagnostic
Infection and Chemotherapy
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: 43-47, 2018.
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| ID: wpr-721719
ABSTRACT
Prognosis has not been known for patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) whose ¹⁸fluoro-deoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) finding is non-diagnostic. A total of eight patients with FUO that underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT were retrospectively identified January 2016 - June 2017 in a tertiary hospital in Korea. Of these, two patients were diagnosed with microscopic polyangitis and Kikuchi's disease and one patient was transferred to another hospital. Of five patients whose diagnoses were not confirmed, four patients received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and/or low dose steroid and symptoms disappeared. Our study suggests that outcome of patients with FUO whose ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT finding is non-diagnostic would be favorable.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Retrospective Studies
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Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
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Diagnosis
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Electrons
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Fever
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Fever of Unknown Origin
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Tertiary Care Centers
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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