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Megumi Jinguji1, Yoriko Kajiya, Masatoyo Nakajo
1From the *Department of Radiology, Nanpuh Hospital; and †Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Abstract:
A 62-year-old man underwent a whole-body FDG PET/CT for annual cancer screening. By an interview, he had an epigastric pain, and his body temperature was 37.0°C on the day. He just came back home from a travel to Southeast Asia 1 week ago and had presented with chill, high fever (temperature, 39.6°C), arthralgia, myalgia, and skin rash a few days before. Dengue fever was diagnosed by detecting dengue virus type 1 genome and antibody to the virus accompanied by thrombocytopenia and leukopenia. PET/CT examination revealed increased FDG uptake in the spleen and multiple lymph nodes.
