Active Leprosy Neuritis Detected on FDG PET/CT. (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roy, Shambo Guha; Parida, Girish Kumar; Tripathy, Sarthak; Das, Chandan J.; Kumar, Rakesh
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 43:Number 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: FDG PET/CT -- leprosy neuritis -- neurolymphomatosis -- peripheral nerve sheath tumor -- plexopathies; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001946
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Uses of FDG PET/CT have been previously documented in multiple series in peripheral nerve pathologies, including neurolymphomatosis, peripheral nerve sheath tumor, and plexopathies. We present the case of a 24-year-old man with leprosy neuritis who underwent FDG PET/CT. We suggest that FDG PET/CT can be used as an adjunct tool to monitor neuritis in leprosy patients.