title: 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography indicating unsuspected infections in two patients with dermatomyositis.
abstract: Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that may be associated with malignancies. The technique of 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool to investigate underlying malignancy in patients with a possible paraneoplastic syndrome. We report two consecutive patients with dermatomyositis in whom 18-F FDG-PET revealed unsuspected infections. Physicians should be aware that a positive 18-F FDG-PET is not specific for malignancy and may reveal other conditions including an infectious disorder.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Service, CHU Tenon (AP-HP), 75020 Paris, France. claude.bachmeyer@tnn.aphp.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bachmeyer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerrou
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chosidow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frances
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montravers
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020613:Morganella morganii; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18