Key result
FDG PET/CT showed markedly increased uptake on the initial scan of a patient with tuberculous pericarditis, with decreasing metabolic activity on follow-up indicating response to therapy.
Case Report (n=1)
FDG PET/CT can demonstrate decreasing metabolic activity in tuberculous pericarditis, indicating a response to antituberculosis therapy.
May support FDG PET/CT for monitoring therapy response in tuberculous pericarditis; hypothesis-generating from a single case.
Early diagnosis and adequate treatment of tuberculosis are important for disease control and prevention of complication. However, diagnosing disease is frequently delayed because of difficulties of bacilli isolation or reproduction in cultures, and also, the decision of the efficiency of treatment sometimes can be impossible. FDG PET has become a promising imaging modality in the field of infection and inflammation, especially for the extension and severity of disease. Here, we describe an unusual case of tuberculous pericarditis that shows marked increased FDG uptake on initial scan, with decreasing metabolic activity on follow-up scan indicating response to antituberculosis therapy.
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Özmen et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Tuberculous pericarditis (n=1). FDG PET/CT was evaluated on Metabolic uptake on FDG PET/CT. FDG PET/CT showed markedly increased uptake on the initial scan of a patient with tuberculous pericarditis, with decreasing metabolic activity on follow-up indicating response to therapy.
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