Ga-67 uptake in cutaneous lesions of graft-versus-host disease.
Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) usually involves the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and liver. A 47-year-old woman with fever of unknown origin was referred for a Ga-67 scan. The study showed diffuse uptake of Ga-67 throughout the skin. Subsequently, a skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute GVHD. The incidence, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of the dermatitis in acute GVHD are discussed.
Nuñez
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RF
Nuclear Medicine Department, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Yeung
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HW
Macapinlac
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HA
Castro-Malaspina
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Larson
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SM
D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals