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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct;105(10):1515-22.

[18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) was useful tool for detecting tuberculous peritonitis: report of a case]

[Article in Japanese]
Shunsuke Yamamoto  1 , Tsutomu Nishida, Shusaku Tsutsui, Katsumi Yamamoto, Takayuki Yakushijin, Takumi Igura, Yoshihiro Kamada, Akira Wada, Kenji Watabe, Norio Hayashi
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  • PMID: 18840991
Case Reports

[18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) was useful tool for detecting tuberculous peritonitis: report of a case]

[Article in Japanese]
Shunsuke Yamamoto et al. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

A 40's-year-old woman who had abdominal pain with fever was referred to our hospital for further examinations. Abdominal computed tomography showed no focal lesion, and no causative lesion was found after a gynecological examination, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy. Tuberculin test and QuantiFERON-TB were positive, and thus tuberculous peritonitis was suspected. The level of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in ascites was high, and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) showed that FDG accumulated diffusely along the peritoneum. These findings supported the findings of tuberculous peritonitis. Final diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis was done from laparoscopic biopsy. Combination of QuantiFERON-TB, ADA and FDG-PET was useful in diagnosing tuberculous peritonitis.

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