VALUE OF GALLIUM IMAGING IN THE EVALUATION OF TATTOO GRANULOMAS DUE TO SARCOIDOSIS

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作者
COLP, CR
GOLDFARB, CR
ONGSENG, F
机构
[1] BETH ISRAEL MED CTR,DEPT RADIOL,DIV NUCL MED,1ST AVE & 16TH ST,NEW YORK,NY 10003
[2] BETH ISRAEL MED CTR,DEPT PULM MED & CRIT CARE,NEW YORK,NY 10003
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10.1378/chest.100.6.1737
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
We report the case of a patient who developed granulomas in a ten-year-old tattoo. Total body gallium scanning detected the presence of bilateral hilar adenopathy not apparent on routine chest roentgenograms and thus established a diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis.
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页码:1737 / 1738
页数:2
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