title: Integration of PET/CT in Current Diagnostic and Response Evaluation Methods in Patients with Tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a systemic disease that still affects many people. While pleural involvement is frequently observed in extrapulmonary tuberculosis, multiple skeletal system and articular involvements are quite rare. FDG PET imaging could be a promising diagnostic and treatment monitoring method, especially in complicated cases and if the other methods are inadequate. In this case study, we report a patient who was admitted with suspected malignancy and then diagnosed with tuberculosis pleuritis, lymphadenitis, spondylodiscitis, and sacroiliitis with specific symptoms; the response to anti-tuberculosis therapy was shown using FDG PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, 06280 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökçek
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, 06280 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tatcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, 06280 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Biner
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Behiye
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akkalyoncu
keywords: PET/CT; Sacroiliitis; Spondylodiscitis; Tuberculosis