Usefulness of (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography with computed tomography and gallium-67 scintigraphy for detection of Kaposi sarcoma lesions in a 40-year-old Japanese man with AIDS

• Published in: IDCases Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 68 - 69
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Jun, Sasahara, Teppei, Toshima, Masaki, Norizuki, Masataro, Onishi, Tsubasa, Okabe, Taro, Minami, Kensuke, Morisawa, Yuji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2015
• Subjects: Kaposi sarcoma; Gallium-67 scintigraphy; 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography with computed tomography; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• ISSN: 2214-2509; 2214-2509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2015.05.001

A 40-year-old Japanese man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) on the basis of the results of skin lesion biopsies. In addition, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography-computed tomography revealed abnormal fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in KS lesions, whereas gallium-67 scintigraphy did not show uptake of gallium. These findings indicate that combining these imaging modalities can help distinguish KS from other malignancies and opportunistic infections.