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KMID : 1084220170240010055
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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2017 Volume.24 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.59
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Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Diagnosis and Assessment of Takayasu Arteritis and Ulcerative Colitis
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Choi Yeon-Woo
Jung So-Dam
Jung Tae-Yang
Kim Young-Hwan
Han Dong-Soo
Bang So-Young
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Abstract
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Takayasu arteritis (TA) and ulcerative colitis (UC), both immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, rarely occur together. This report describes TA in a 29-year old female patient who was being treated for UC for three years. As she had left-side neck pain and headache, she was diagnosed with TA and her response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor was assessed by fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). Positive responses to the TNF inhibitor were seen by PET/CT for the TA and by endoscopy for the UC. We conclude that TNF inhibitors are effective treatments for both TA and UC. We found that PET/CT is a useful for diagnosing and assessing TA.
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KEYWORD
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Takayasu arteritis, Ulcerative colitis, Positron emission tomography
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