The research will support establishing recommendations for the use of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in FUO and IUO patients. Other patients could benefit as well. “It may be important to investigate also those patients who were referred for FUO or IUO but do not show fever or inflammation at time of admission,” Dr. Schett said. Of these ex-FUO/IUO patients, four were diagnosed with IgG4-related disease and three with familial Mediterranean syndrome by applying 18F-FDG-PET/CT.
Dr. Schett and the other authors had no disclosures.