Anakinra injection site reaction on FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Jun;40(6):492-3. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000747.

Abstract

Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, mainly characterized by fever, arthritis, skin rash, and raised ferritin concentration. FDG PET/CT scan of a 29-year-old woman with AOSD showed extensive lymphadenopathy, hypermetabolic splenomegaly, and increased bone marrow uptake consistent with AOSD activity. In addition, large dense lesions with high FDG uptake in the subcutaneous fat in the thighs corresponding to injection sites were seen. She had been treated with prednisone and daily subcutaneous injection of 100 mg anakinra before the scan indicating the subcutaneous lesions as injection site reactions to anakinra.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute-Phase Reaction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Acute-Phase Reaction / etiology
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / administration & dosage
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / adverse effects*
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / diagnostic imaging*
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / drug therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18