title: SLE myocarditis. Detection by Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy.
abstract: Cardiac uptake of Ga-67 in myocarditis has been described in association with a number of disease entities. However, there are no reports in the current literature describing Ga-67 uptake in myocarditis due to systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease that often involves the heart. The authors present the case of a patient with a long history of systemic lupus erythematosus in whom new ECG changes and left ventricular wall motion abnormality developed, and who demonstrated significant global myocardial uptake on Ga-67 scintigraphy. Other etiologies including myocardial infarction, epicardial coronary disease, pericarditis, endocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, and viral infection were excluded during extensive work-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond 23298-0001, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Jolles
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tatum
mesh_terms: D019343:Citric Acid; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid