Abdalla Ibrahim A, Smeets P, Goethals I
Nuclear Medicine department, University hospital Gent. Belgium.
Radiology department, University hospital Gent, Belgium.
Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Apr 30;16(7):1700-1707. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.03.071. eCollection 2021 Jul.
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised by recurrent attacks of fever and painful polyserositis mainly affecting the peritoneum, synovium and pleura that usually begins in childhood. Even though diagnostic criteria have been proposed, conclusive imaging findings or haematological markers for the diagnosis or follow-up of FMF are still lacking. In this case report we present the F-FDG PET-CT findings in a 55 year old female during an attack of FMF. We briefly discuss the added value of F-FDG PET-CT in the diagnosis and the work-up of FMF, which may open up new applications for F-FDG PET-CT in non-infectious inflammatory diseases.
家族性地中海热（FMF）是一种常染色体隐性疾病，其特征为反复发热发作以及主要累及腹膜、滑膜和胸膜的疼痛性多浆膜炎，通常始于儿童期。尽管已提出诊断标准，但用于FMF诊断或随访的确切影像学表现或血液学标志物仍很缺乏。在本病例报告中，我们展示了一名55岁女性在FMF发作期间的F-FDG PET-CT检查结果。我们简要讨论了F-FDG PET-CT在FMF诊断及检查中的附加价值，这可能为F-FDG PET-CT在非感染性炎症性疾病中的应用开辟新途径。
