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F-18 FDG PET/CT detects muscle involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease.
[erdheim-chester disease]
A
case
of
Erdheim-
Chester
disorder
,
a
rare
non-
Langerhans
'
cell
histiocytosis
,
was
referred
for
restaging
by
F-
18
FDG
PET
/
CT
more
than
10
years
after
initial
diagnosis
.
The
patient
presented
diabetes
insipidus
,
hypergondotropic
hypogonadism
,
and
osteosclerotic
lesions
.
Previous
bone
scintigraphy
documented
pathognomonic
long
bones
'
involvement
.
Chronic
steroid
and
hormone
replacement
therapy
was
administered
,
and
the
patient
was
asymptomatic
.
F-
18
FDG
PET
/
CT
was
useful
for
disease
restaging
at
cardiac
and
soft
tissues
level
.