Myopericarditis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome diagnosed by gallium scintigraphy.
Myocarditis is among the cardiac complications of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and, yet, is often not discovered until autopsy. Gallium scintigraphy has been employed in diagnosing this entity, but few data are available about its diagnostic accuracy and value. Here, the authors report two cases of myopericarditis as diagnosed by gallium scan.
Department of Medicine, Bronx VA Medical Center, New York.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes