Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the evaluation of a patient with presumed ocular tuberculosis.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of presumed ocular tuberculosis where a fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT scan was used to image the chest.


METHODS
Single case report.


METHODS
A 35-year-old female patient with recurrent posterior uveitis was examined and investigated.


RESULTS
A complete blood study was normal. A tuberculosis quantiferon gold test was positive (5.25 IU). CT scan studies of the chest were normal. She was advised to undergo a PET/CT scan. Increased uptake of tracer was seen in right paratracheal, precarinal, and bilateral hilar nodes and in the left choroid.


CONCLUSIONS
FDG-PET/CT scan may be superior to high-resolution computed tomography in detecting concomitant pulmonary pathology.
Mehta
Salil
S
Department of Ophthalmology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India. doc@retinaconsultant.com
Jiandani
Prakash
P
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18