Paediatric gastric and intestinal Crohn's disease detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT.

Abstract

We present a case of gastric and intestinal Crohn's disease associated with extra-intestinal manifestations of fever, rash in the lower limbs in a 12 years old boy. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) was performed for the diagnosis of the disease causing fever of unknown origin. Gastroscopy showed polypoid hyperplasia and ulcers in the stomach and their pathology suggested gastric Crohn's disease. Intestinal Crohn's disease was also diagnosed. Corticosteroids were temporarily effective. During 2 years of follow-up, there were clinical remissions and relapse confirmed by endoscopy in both the stomach and the small intestine.

• Authors: Guangying Wang, Yukun Ma, Licheng Chen, Chao Ma
• Journal: Hellenic journal of nuclear medicine (Hell J Nucl Med) 2014 Sep-Dec Vol. 17 Issue 3 Pg. 208-10 ISSN: 1790-5427 [Print] Greece
• PMID: 25526756 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Topics

• Child
• Crohn Disease (diagnosis)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Enteritis (diagnostic imaging)
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
• Gastritis (diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Male
• Multimodal Imaging (methods)
• Positron-Emission Tomography (methods)
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)