Medicina Nuclear e Radioterapia

Successful but Cautious Use of FDG-PET Scan in the Evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin: A Case Report

Abstract

Umit Cintosun, Umut Safer, Gokhan Erdem, Ilker Tasci and Kenan Saglam

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenging condition in the practice of internal medicine. It frequently requires use of complicated tests and applications in the diagnostic workup. We here report a patient presented with FUO who was diagnosed with osteomyelitis by biopsy after a positive Fludeoxyglicose Positron Emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan.