Technetium-99m-pyrophosphate scintigraphic findings of intestinal perforation in dermatomyositis.
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.
Lin
W Y
WY
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wang
S J
SJ
Hwang
D W
DW
Lan
J L
JL
Yeh
S H
SH
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
D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate