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Volume 358:536-537 January 31, 2008 Number 5
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Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in Relapsing Polychondritis

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To the Editor: We report on a case of fever of unknown origin in which 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET) was instrumental in depicting cartilage inflammation, which eventually led to a histologically confirmed diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis. Relapsing polychondritis is a rare inflammatory disease that may affect cartilage throughout the body, but the diagnosis may be challenging in the absence of typical auricular or nasal involvement, as in the patient described here.1

A 67-year-old man presented with a 1.5-year history of persistent cough with clear secretions, progressive shortness of breath, sore throat, bloated stomach, low-grade fever, malaise, and weight loss. . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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