title: Multiple pyogenic granuloma demonstrated by SPECT using 99Tcm-labelled red blood cells.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma is a polypoid form of capillary haemangioma that occurs on the skin and mucosal surface. The eruption of multiple pyogenic granuloma is a rare phenomenon. We report the case of a 73-year-old male with a 2 year history of intermittent lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 99Tcm-labelled red blood cell scintigraphy was performed to rule out the possibility of capillary haemangioma on the mucosal surface of the gastrointestinal tract. The images showed disseminated haemangiomas involving the skull, abdominal wall, intestine, scrotum and right leg. The final diagnosis of multiple pyogenic granuloma was made by skin biopsy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case using 99Tcm-labelled red blood cell scintigraphy to demonstrate multiple pyogenic granuloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei Medical Center, Taiwan.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tzen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium