title: Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and management of mucormycosis.
abstract: (18)F-FDG PET/CT on a 23-year-old woman with aplastic anemia and left periorbital swelling showed FDG-avid lesions in the head and neck. The lesions were confirmed to be mucormycosis histologically after (18)F-FDG PET/CT-guided biopsy. Antifungal therapy was adjusted with serial follow-up (18)F-FDG PET/CT until complete patient recovery. (18)F-FDG PET/CT is valuable in the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yuejian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hubing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D000666:Amphotericin B