Candida esophagitis incidentally detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with CNS lymphoma

Bayar M., Yurttas N. O., Bilgic S., Karakus K., ÖNAL U., Sonmezoglu K., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL CASE REPORTS, cilt.9, sa.5, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ccr3.4322
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Corticosteroids are commonly used in lymphoma patients, and findings in favor of esophageal involvement in 18F-FDG PET-CT should be considered suspicious and definitely be confirmed by biopsy. We describe a 58-year-old lady with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and central nervous system involvement having an increased metabolism in the distal esophagus with 18F-FDG PET/CT, which was consistent with esophageal candidiasis, most probably due to prolonged use of dexamethasone. Esophageal candidiasis can be misdiagnosed as malignancy with a high SUVmax and may lead to difficulties while managing these patients.