title: Increased 18F-FDG Uptake in the Spleen and Multiple Lymph Nodes in Dengue Fever.
abstract: A 62-year-old man underwent a whole-body FDG PET/CT for annual cancer screening. By an interview, he had an epigastric pain, and his body temperature was 37.0°C on the day. He just came back home from a travel to Southeast Asia 1 week ago and had presented with chill, high fever (temperature, 39.6°C), arthralgia, myalgia, and skin rash a few days before. Dengue fever was diagnosed by detecting dengue virus type 1 genome and antibody to the virus accompanied by thrombocytopenia and leukopenia. PET/CT examination revealed increased FDG uptake in the spleen and multiple lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Radiology, Nanpuh Hospital; and †Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jinguji
authors.forename: Yoriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kajiya
authors.forename: Masatoyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajo
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshiura
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18