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Fig. 5 | Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Fig. 5

From: Diagnostic value of FDG-PET/CT in fever of unknown origin

Fig. 5

36-year-old female with history of SLE (systemic lupus erythromatosis) presented with fever of unknown origin. a Coronal CT image. b Coronal Fused PET/CT image and c Coronal PET image of the upper abdomen showing bilateral renal cortical hypodense metabolically active lesions (larger, more in number and more avid on the left side) (black arrows). d, e are axial CT and Fused PET/CT of the abdomen at the same level showing enlarged low metabolically active regional lymph nodes. The patient was diagnosed as lupus nephritis and responded to adequate treatment with appropriate doses of steroids

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