Flip-flop phenomenon in systemic sclerosis on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography


Oksuzoglu K., Ozen G., İNANIR S., DİRESKENELİ R. H.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.350-351, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0972-3919.164018
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.350-351
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose, positron emission tomography/computed tomography, systemic sclerosis
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease, which may affect multiple organ systems. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can demonstrate the degree and anatomical extent of involvement in the entire body and coexisting malignancies in connective tissue diseases. We present a case of SSc with an increased 18F-FDG uptake in the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues even higher than the neighboring skeletal muscles ("flip-flop phenomenon," that is, an increased 18F-FDG uptake in the skin but a decreased 18F-FDG uptake in the skeletal muscles).