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

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 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), Vol. 32:2; ISSN 0161-5505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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