FDG PET/CT Findings in a Case of Peritoneal Tuberculosis

Abstract

In many cases with diffuse peritoneal disease, FDG PET/CT is an auxiliary imaging test in the diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to present the FDG PET/CT findings of a 57-year-old female patient with newly developed abdominal distension and diagnosed as tuberculous peritonitis.

Keywords

• tuberculosis
• extrapulmonary
• peritoneal
• FDG
• PET/CT

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