Value of Gallium Imaging in the Evaluation of Tattoo Granulomas due to Sarcoidosis

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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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1991-12, Vol.100 (6), p.1737-1738
Hauptverfasser:	Colp, Charlotte R., Goldfarb, C. Richard, Ongseng, Fukiat
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Diagnosis, Differential Gallium Radioisotopes Granuloma - etiology Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Male Radionuclide Imaging Sarcoidosis - complications Sarcoidosis - diagnostic imaging Skin Diseases - etiology Tattooing - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.100.6.1737