Differential diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis from asthma by 18‐fluoro‐2‐deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography

Abstract

Abstract About a half of all patients with relapsing polychondritis show airway involvement, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality from this disease. FDG‐PET/CT is useful in the differential diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis from asthma.

Keywords

• 18‐fluoro‐2‐deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography
• bronchial asthma
• cough
• relapsing polychondritis