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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Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, New York.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes