A Case of Muscular Sarcoidosis diagnosed by Gallium-67 Scintigraphy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging / 대한핵의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 543-548, 1999.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-36193
ABSTRACT
Gallium-67 scintigraphy is helpful in the assessment of active extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. Muscular involvement of sarcoidosis is often asymptomatic or nonspecific, and laboratory examinations do not provide convincing evidence of muscular involvement. We report a case of muscular sarcoidosis, which was detected by gallium-67 scintigraphy. In a patient who was suffering from fever and arthralgia of knee joint, gallium-67 scintigraphy showed mediastinal and hilar involvement of sarcoidosis with unexpected extensive muscular uptake. Magenetic resonance imaging revealed the detailed depiction of intramuscular infiltration of sarcoid granuloma. Gallium-67 scintigraphy is useful in detecting inflammatory muscular involvement of sarcoidosis as well as other multiorgan involvement.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Sarcoidose
/
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
/
Cintilografia
/
Artralgia
/
Febre
/
Granuloma
/
Articulação do Joelho
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS