Abstract
Tuberculosis is one of the common causes of fever of unknown origin in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is more common in CKD patients, and is, unfortunately, often underdiagnosed despite extensive assessments. Recently, fluorine-18-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has been available in the diagnosis of malignancy, inflammatory and infectious diseases, and has become a useful diagnostic tool. Here, we present two cases of endstage kidney disease who presented with fever of unknown origin at the time of dialysis initiation. In both cases, although interferon-gamma-releasing assay was positive, combined conventional diagnostic modalities such as computed tomography and gallium-citrate scintigraphy failed to detect the sites infected with tuberculosis. By contrast, extrapulmonary lesions were detected by FDG-PET/CT and successfully treated with combined anti-tuberculous drugs. Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis was confirmed by biopsy of the affected lymph node and lumbar spine, followed by PCR of the biopsied specimen. These cases highlight the importance of considering tuberculosis as one of the differential diagnoses in pre-dialysis CKD patie...Continue Reading
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