18F-FDG PET/CT in Graft Versus Host Disease-Associated Polymyositis

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Feb;45(2):e106-e107. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002818.

Abstract

Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is the most frequent and serious complication of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Polymyositis is a rare neuromuscular manifestation of GVHD, which often responds well to corticosteroid and immunosuppression therapy. We present a case of a 38-year-old man with a known case of mixed-phenotype acute leukemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplant presenting with GVHD-associated polymyositis. F-FDG PET/CT done in this case not only helped in the detection of the muscle involvement but also helped in obtaining precise muscle sample for histopathological diagnosis using PET-guided biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Graft vs Host Disease / complications
  • Graft vs Host Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymyositis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Polymyositis / etiology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18