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  • Title: Use of whole-body FDG PET-CT to aid in the diagnosis of occult sarcoidosis.
    Author: Tannen BL, Ghesani NV, Frohman L, Eichler JD, Maldjian PD, Chu DS.
    Journal: Ocul Immunol Inflamm; 2008; 16(1):25-7. PubMed ID: 18379938.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report a case where combined whole-body Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT scanning was used to aid in the diagnosis of a patient with occult sarcoidosis. DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: FDG PET-CT scanning was performed in a patient who presented with persistent bilateral panuveitis after cataract surgery and had undergone an extensive negative workup. RESULTS: FDG PET-CT scanning demonstrated extensive mediastinal adenopathy. Biopsy showed a non-caseating granuloma with associated giant cell formation consistent with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. CONCLUSIONS: FDG PET-CT scanning generates tomographic scans with excellent sensitivity, spatial resolution, and anatomical landmark identification and may be useful in the workup of idiopathic uveitis.
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