title: Nonpustular psoriatic lesions detected by Tc-99m HMPAO labeled granulocytes.
abstract: A patient with a fever of unknown origin was evaluated by abdominal SPECT using Tc-99m HMPAO labeled granulocytes and a triple detector camera. Although no abscesses were located, nonpustular psoriatic skin lesions were demonstrated incidentally on the reprojectional images. Psoriatic scales contain a chemotactic factor for leukocytes, and this is a likely explanation for the increased uptake of the radiotracer by psoriatic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McEwan
mesh_terms: D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006098:Granulocytes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime