Aseptic HLA B27-positive spondylodiscitis: decreased 18F-FDG uptake after etanercept treatment
We observed a 69-year old man suffering from HLA B27 ankylosing spondylitis with persistent night back pain. 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed an increased metabolism at the level of the spinal space of L2-L3, L3-L4 with increased uptake compatible with spondylodiscitis. He started therapy with etanercept 50 mg...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2016-12-01
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Series: | Reumatismo |
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Online Access: | http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/911 |