title: Technetium-99m-pyrophosphate scintigraphic findings of intestinal perforation in dermatomyositis.
abstract: Gastrointestinal complications are more common in children than in adults and present a serious problem with dermatomyositis. We report on a 66-yr-old man with dermatomyositis who suffered from intestinal perforation. The abdominal plain radiograph revealed only dilatation of the intestinal loops; increased radioactivity, however, was clearly demonstrated in the early 5-min and delayed 3-hr 99mTc-pyrophosphate images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
chemical_list: D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate