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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2017; 16(01): 59-61
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.176886
Case report

A unique case of increased 18f-FDG metabolic activity in the soft tissues of the bilateral upper thighs due to immunizations in a pediatric patient

Terrel Galloway
Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
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Mickaila Johnston
Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
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Michael Starsiak
Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
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Eugene Silverman
Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
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A case of a 7-month-old white female who was referred for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) initial evaluation of a lytic skull lesion with presumed diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is described. Incidentally, she was found to have hypermetabolic nodules in the soft tissues of her anterior thighs.

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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose - lytic skull lesion - Positron emission tomography/computed tomography - soft tissue nodule - vaccination


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18 May 2022

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