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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography scanning is a useful tool for therapy evaluation of arterial aneurysm in Behçet's disease.

Salim Trad1, Lyza Bensimhon, Mostafa El Hajjam, Thierry Chinet, Bertrand Wechsler, David Saadoun.   

Abstract

[(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has demonstrated its usefulness in giant cell arteritis, Takayasu's arteritis, and unclassified aortitis. FDG-PET imaging could be more effective than CT-scan or magnetic resonance imaging in detecting the earliest stages of vascular wall inflammation. Data are lacking regarding its accuracy for diagnosis and follow-up of vascular lesions in Behçet's disease. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman with history of Behçet's disease and fever of unknown origin revealing voluminous pulmonary arterial aneurysms. FDG-PET scan revealed a peripheral uptake of pulmonary aneurysms, underlying the inflammatory status of arterial aneurysms wall. Our patient was treated by glucocorticoids and intravenous cyclophosphamide and achieved remission of Behçet's disease. During follow-up, FDG-PET scan enabled to detect an early radiologic therapeutic response after 4 months, while CT angiography remained unchanged. We report the first evidence of usefulness of FDG-PET scan for therapeutic evaluation of arterial aneurysms in Behçet's disease. Further studies are warranted to determine the accuracy of FDG-PET scan in larger cohort of Behçet's disease patients with vascular involvement.
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Keywords:  Arterial aneurysms; Behçet's disease; FDG-PET scan; Therapeutic evaluation; [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography

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Year:  2013        PMID: 23333520     DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2012.11.003

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Joint Bone Spine        ISSN: 1297-319X            Impact factor:   4.929


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1.  Multiple cardiovascular involvements in Behçet's disease: unique utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and follow-up.

Authors:  Xiao-Ying Xi; Wei Gao; Xiao-Juan Guo; Wei Jiang; Yuan-Hua Yang; Juan-Ni Gong; Min-Fu Yang
Journal:  Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging       Date:  2019-06-03       Impact factor: 9.236

Review 2.  Pulmonary vasculitis.

Authors:  Ana Casal; Juan Díaz-Garel; Tara Pereiro; María E Toubes; Jorge Ricoy; Luis Valdés
Journal:  J Thorac Dis       Date:  2018-09       Impact factor: 2.895

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