Isolated muscular sarcoidosis causing fever of unknown origin: The value of gallium-67 imaging

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

OSTI ID:5893464

Patel, N; Krasnow, A; Sebastian, J L; Collier, B D; Hellman, R S; Isitman, A T ^[1]

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1. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (USA)

An unusual case of a patient with a long-standing fever of unknown origin (FUO) is presented whose gallium-67 ({sup 67}Ga) images revealed increased activity only in the calf muscles bilaterally. Other imaging modalities also failed to show chest or other abnormal findings. Subsequent biopsy of the right gastrocnemius muscle revealed noncaseating granulomas consistent with the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. When using {sup 67}Ga to evaluate a patient with a FUO, imaging of the extremities should always be included. Also, when abnormal Ga-67 uptake is present in the extremities, sarcoidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis.

• OSTI ID: 5893464
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 32:2; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOPSY
BODY
BODY AREAS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
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LEGS
LIMBS
MUSCLES
NEOPLASMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPES
SYMPTOMS
UPTAKE