PMC4901024_01
48-year-old HIV-positive male with silicone granulomas. Axial PET/CT images. PET (upper right), CT (upper left), fused PET/CT (lower left), and maximum-intensity projection (lower right) images demonstrate diffuse mild FDG uptake in the gluteal area (arrows) with maximum SUV of 2.2.
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FDG uptake in the gluteal area with a maximum standardized uptake value (SUV) of 2.2 (Figure 1A, Figure 1B, Figure 1C). Five months later, the patient presented with shortness of breath and recurrent fever.
48-year-old HIV-positive male with silicone granulomas. Coronal PET/CT images. PET (upper right), CT (upper left), fused PET/CT (lower left), and maximum-intensity projection (lower right) images demonstrate diffuse mild FDG uptake in the gluteal area (arrows) with maximum SUV of 2.2.
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Chest X-ray demonstrated no evidence of infection (Fig. 2).
48-year-old HIV-positive male with silicone granulomas. Sagittal PET/CT images. PET (upper right), CT (upper left), fused PET/CT (lower left), and maximum-intensity projection (lower right) images demonstrate diffuse mild FDG uptake in the gluteal area (arrows) with maximum SUV of 2.2.
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Transient focal gallium-67 concentration seen in the left pelvis was consistent with physiologic excretion of tracer in the bowel (Figure 3, Figure 4).
48-year-old HIV-positive male with silicone granulomas. PA (left ) and lateral (right) chest X-rays demonstrate clear lungs with no evidence of pleural effusion.
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Transient focal gallium-67 concentration seen in the left pelvis was consistent with physiologic excretion of tracer in the bowel (Figure 3, Figure 4).