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Active herpes zoster infection involving lumbosacral dermatome, an unusual site of manifestation and incidental finding in fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan
- Source :
- World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 52-55 (2018), World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018.
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Abstract
- Herpes zoster virus reactivation in the lumbosacral dermatomal distribution is an unusual site of manifestation and atypical in presentation than its usual sites in thoracolumbar (D3–L2) and facial (V1) dermatomes. Here, we are reporting a patient of marginal zone lymphoma who on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan performed for chemotherapy response evaluation showed hypermetabolic cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions in the right vulva and posteromedial aspect of the right thigh along with ipsilateral pelvic lymph nodes involvement as an incidental finding. Subsequently, FDG active lesions were considered to be as herpes zoster virus reactivation rather than the recurrence of lymphoma and treated with antiviral drug.
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:R895-920
Case Report
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Vulva
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lymph nodes
Dermatomal
Cutaneous lesions
medicine
Right Thigh
Fluorodeoxyglucose
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
herpes zoster virus
medicine.disease
Lymphoma
medicine.anatomical_structure
Dermatome
Positron emission tomography
fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Radiology
business
Lumbosacral joint
lumbosacral dermatome
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14501147
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....92f7f01e7cbca247ef1419b7e345b8ad