Lung and gastric uptake in bone scintigraphy of sarcoidosis.
We report on 99mTc-MDP uptake in lungs and stomach in a patient with hypercalcaemia and renal failure due to elevated 1,25(OH)2vitD3 because of sarcoidosis. Presently, this typical scan pattern has only been described in patients with malignancies, parathyroid adenoma and drug-induced vitamin D intoxication. We offer possible explanations for the findings in our patient.
Gezici
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht Academic Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
van Duijnhoven
E M
EM
Bakker
S J
SJ
Heidendal
G A
GA
van Kroonenburgh
M J
MJ
D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate