title: Usefulness of (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography with computed tomography and gallium-67 scintigraphy for detection of Kaposi sarcoma lesions in a 40-year-old Japanese man with AIDS.
abstract: A 40-year-old Japanese man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) on the basis of the results of skin lesion biopsies. In addition, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography-computed tomography revealed abnormal fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in KS lesions, whereas gallium-67 scintigraphy did not show uptake of gallium. These findings indicate that combining these imaging modalities can help distinguish KS from other malignancies and opportunistic infections.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Teppei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasahara
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toshima
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masataro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norizuki
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsubasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morisawa
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography with computed tomography; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Gallium-67 scintigraphy; Kaposi sarcoma