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[18F]-FDG uptake in soft tissue dermatome prior to herpes zoster eruption: An unusual pitfall

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Authors report on a case of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]-FDG) uptake in the soft tissue of a patient referred for [18F]-FDG coincidence detection emission tomography (CDET) in a search for recurrence of colorectal cancer. A herpes zoster eruption occurred in the same site within two days, but was spontaneously resolved. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of a false positive [18F]-FDG result in relation to a viral infection of soft tissue. It shows that interpretation of subcutaneous foci has to be cautious in patients with or without a past history of herpes zoster even in pain-free areas and prior to skin eruption.

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  1. Département médico-chirurgical de pathologie digestive, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris Choisy, Paris

    Thierry Perniceni & Philippe Godeberge

  2. Service d’oncologie médicale, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris

    Christian Canuel & Aimery De Gramont

  3. Service de médecine nucléaire, Hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75970, Paris Cedex 20

    Khaldoun Kerrou, Françoise Montravers, Dany Grahek, Nassima Younsi & Jean-Noël Talbot

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Kerrou, K., Montravers, F., Grahek, D. et al. [18F]-FDG uptake in soft tissue dermatome prior to herpes zoster eruption: An unusual pitfall. Ann Nucl Med 15, 455–458 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988353

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