Usefulness of 18F-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
Jun Suzuki,
Teppei Sasahara,
Masaki Toshima,
Masataro Norizuki,
Tsubasa Onishi,
Taro Okabe,
Kensuke Minami,
Yuji Morisawa
Affiliations
Jun Suzuki
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Teppei Sasahara
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Masaki Toshima
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Masataro Norizuki
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Tsubasa Onishi
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Taro Okabe
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Kensuke Minami
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
Yuji Morisawa
Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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.
