18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in a Young Man With Fatal Complications From Self-administered Esthetic Paraffin Injections

Julie Dubdal*, Daniel Bomark, Laura Amalie Kohl Hundahl, Ali Asmar, Kasper Guldbrandsen

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

A 34-year-old man with a history of self-administering paraffin injections to the upper extremities and pectoral muscles for esthetic enhancement underwent an [18F]FDG PET/CT scan. Images show disseminated hypodense granulomas, representing oil deposits, throughout the upper extremity and chest musculature. Extensive calcifications were present throughout the body, infiltrating muscles, subcutaneous tissues, and scrotum, and depositing in the kidneys as nephrolithiasis as well as in the vascular walls.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere06025
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
ISSN0363-9762
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 11 Jun 2025

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