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Predictive value of brain 18F-FDG PET/CT in macrophagic myofasciitis?: A case report.
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- Macrophagic myofasciitis: a challenging diagnosis.BMJ case reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
rationaleAlthough several functional studies have demonstrated that positron emission tomography/computed tomography with F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG PET/CT) appears to be efficient to identify a cerebral substrate in patients with known macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF), the predictive value of this imaging technique for MMF remains unclear. PATIENT CONCERNS: We presented data and images of a 46-year-old woman. DIAGNOSES: The patient was referred to our center for suspected MMF due to diffuse arthromyalgias and cognitive disorder (involving an impairment of visual selective attention and a weakness in executive functions revealed by neuropsychological assessment) which occurred few years after last vaccine injections.
interventionsAfter a first negative deltoid muscle biopsy, a brain F-FDG PET/CT was performed and revealed the known spatial pattern of a cerebral glucose hypometabolism involving occipital cortex, medial temporal areas, and cerebellum. OUTCOMES: Given the clinical suspicion of MMF and brain F-FDG PET/CT findings, a 2nd deltoid muscle biopsy was performed and confirmed the diagnosis of MMF with typical histopathological features. LESSONS: This case highlights the predictive value of brain F-FDG PET/CT as a noninvasive imaging tool for MMF diagnosis, even when muscle biopsy result comes back negative.
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