RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Detection of Esophageal Tuberculosis, a Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain, on <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 179
OP 180
DO 10.2967/jnmt.123.266428
VO 52
IS 2
A1 Jain, Tarun Kumar
A1 Malhotra, Hemant
A1 Nepalia, Subhash
A1 Saxena, Ganesh Narayan
YR 2024
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/52/2/179.abstract
AB The esophagus is rarely affected by Mycobacterium. A 75-y-old man presented with upper abdominal pain and significant weight loss for 2 mo. Contrast-enhanced CT, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and abdominal vessel angiography gave normal results. To clarify the facts, 18F-FDG PET/CT was performed, revealing an 18F-FDG–avid lesion in the posterior wall of the lower thoracic esophagus. On endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle aspiration of this lesion, puslike material was released. On microscopic examination, acid-fast bacilli were noted. The patient then began receiving standard antitubercular therapy.