Abstract

We observed a 69-year old man suffering from HLA B27 ankylosing spondylitis with persistent night back pain. 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed an increased metabolism at the level of the spinal space of L2-L3, L3-L4 with increased uptake compatible with spondylodiscitis. He started therapy with etanercept 50 mg/week. After six months of treatment repeated testing showed no uptake of the discs and vertebral bodies.

Details

Title
Aseptic HLA B27-positive spondylodiscitis: decreased 18F-FDG uptake after etanercept treatment
Author
Benucci, M; Damiani, A; Arena, A; Infantino, M; Manfredi, M; F Li Gobbi
Pages
163-165
Section
Radiological vignette
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Dec 2016
Publisher
PAGEPress Publications
ISSN
00487449
e-ISSN
22402683
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Italian; English
ProQuest document ID
2440514071
Copyright
© 2016. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.