Case Report
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for the assessment of endo-bronchial involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis
C. Magro-Checa1, S.T. Laurens2, D. Goudkade3, G.-J. Nobel-Hoff4, R.L. Mostard5
- Department of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands. c.magrocheca@zuyderland.nl
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
- Department of Pathology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
- Department of Pulmonology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, and Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
CER16298
2023 Vol.41, N°4
PI 0961, PF 0963
Case Report
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PMID: 36762747 [PubMed]
Received: 20/10/2022
Accepted : 22/12/2022
In Press: 07/02/2023
Published: 18/04/2023
Abstract
Bronchial stenosis is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). The development of lower respiratory tract stenoses in patients with GPA is thought to be the result of persistent inflammation of the cartilaginous tissue. New assessment methods for this severe GPA complication are highly needed. Herein, we show the value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglycose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) in the diagnosis, prediction of progression to bronchial stenosis and response to treatment of endobronchial involvement in a patient with GPA.
