Grover Disease (Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis)
in Acute Myeloid Leukemia on FDG PET/CT
Hongyun June Zhu, MD, DABR,* Lindsey N. Clark, MD,Þ Linda A. Deloney, EdD,*
and James E. McDonald, MD*
Abstract: A 48-year-old man with a newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia
developed purpuric rash on day 6 after chemotherapy. Skin biopsy on day
8 demonstrated Grover disease. Triamcinolone treatment started on day 10 with
subjective improvement on day 15. Initial FDG PET/CT on day 12 demonstrated
rarely seen diffuse skin uptake that was interpreted as technical artifact and
repeated on day 16. Accurately reviewing both PETand CT imaging would
prevent confusion between diffuse cutaneous hypermetabolic activity and a
technical artifact. Grover disease usually affects the trunk and may be related
to the elimination of chemotherapy agents by sweating.
Key Words: Grover disease, FDG PET/CT
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Received for publication September 25, 2012; revision accepted August 26, 2013.
From the Departments of *Radiology, and †Pathology, University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.
Reprints: Hongyun June Zhu, MD, DABR, Department of Radiology, University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences, #556, 4301 West Markham St, Little Rock, AR
72205. E-mail: dr.junezhu@gmail.com.
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