Case 17



Dr Marina-Portia Anthony /Dr Henry Mak
Clinical notes
A 61 year-old man presented with intermittent fever on a background of lupus nephritis. Septic work-up was negative.
Images
Figure 1. Reformatted coronal contrast-enhanced CT (A) and fused FDG-PET/CT (B) images through the hips.
Figure 2. Reformatted coronal contrast-enhanced CT (A) and fused FDG-PET/CT (B) images through the kidneys.

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Diagnosis
Discussion

References
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