The Importance of FDG-PET/CT in Cogan's Syndrome/Cogan Sendromunda FDG-PET/BT'nin Önemi

This paper gives a detailed report of a patient with atypical Cogan's syndrome with uveitis and sensorineural hearing loss. The Cogan's syndrome is characterized by nonsyphilitic interstitial keratitis and audiovestibular dysfunction. This syndrome can be divided into two groups, namely ty...

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Published in:Molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy 2014-06, Vol.23 (2), p.74
Main Authors: Örsal, Ebru, Ugur, Mahir, Seven, Bedri, Ayan, Arif Kürsad, Içyer, Fatma, Yildiz, Asli
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Language:English
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Summary:This paper gives a detailed report of a patient with atypical Cogan's syndrome with uveitis and sensorineural hearing loss. The Cogan's syndrome is characterized by nonsyphilitic interstitial keratitis and audiovestibular dysfunction. This syndrome can be divided into two groups, namely typical and atypical, based on the presence of interstitial keratitis. It may sometimes be associated with systemic vasculitis. Fluoro-D-glucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scanning was used to investigate the presence of vasculitis. With FDG-PET/CT scanning, there is no pathological involvement in the walls of the arteries; thus, the patient is protected from aggressive and long term immunosuppressive treatment's side effects. Hence, the authors can conclude that FDG-PET/CT may play an important role in excluding the presence of vasculitis.
ISSN:2146-1414
2147-1959