A case of post-streptococcal reactive arthritis in which lesions were detected with [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-CT imaging and magnetic resonance imaging.
A 55-year-old man with lumbago and polyarthralgia was admitted to our hospital. Laboratory data showed elevated levels of anti-streptolysin O and C-reactive protein. Throat swab culture revealed beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. Magnetic resonance imaging detected effusion of the lumbar bone and the left hip joint. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) demonstrated increased fluorodeoxyglucose activity in the bilateral shoulder and hip joints and the interspinal ligament between L2 and L3. He was diagnosed as having post-streptococcal reactive arthritis (PSReA) and treated with amoxicillin hydrate. Polyarthralgia improved and did not relapse. To our knowledge, no results of PET-CT have previously been reported in patients with PSReA. We propose that PET-CT might be a useful tool for diagnosing PSReA.
Horino
Taro
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Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Okoh-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. horinott@yahoo.co.jp
Takao
Toshihiro
T
Terada
Yoshio
Y
D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18