18 F-FDG PET/CT in Lupus Enteritis Presenting With Fever and Abdominal Pain.

Preet, Komal; Mittal, Bhagwant Rai; Singh, Harmandeep; Kumar, Rajender; Sekar, Aravind; Kurdia, Kailash · Clin Nucl Med · 2024

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with various manifestations. Here, we report a compelling case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with lupus enteritis as a sole manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus and underwent 18 F-FDG PET/CT. The resected bowel segment revealed vasculitis, and subsequent workup revealed positive antinuclear and anti-double-stranded antibody levels, confirming lupus enteritis, thus highlighting the diagnostic role of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in reaching the final diagnosis.

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