title: Ga-67 uptake in cutaneous lesions of graft-versus-host disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Nuñez
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Macapinlac
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Castro-Malaspina
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals