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Ashique Rehman1, Tejasvini Singhal1, Parneet Singh1
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Abstract:
White adipose tissue (WAT) generally has negligible glucose utilization and thus, shows no or insignificant Fluorine-18 fluoro D-glucose (FDG) uptake. However, corticosteroids can cause altered biodistribution of FDG with increased uptake in WAT. We hereby describe a case of immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis showing diffusely increased FDG uptake in WAT secondary to high-dose corticosteroid therapy.
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