The usefulness of 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime white blood cell scintigraphy in a patient with eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
White blood cell (WBC) 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime (HMPAO) scintigraphy was performed in a patient with eosinophilic gastroenteritis. WBC accumulation was detected in the terminal ileum to descending colon, and pathological studies demonstrated eosinophilic infiltration at the same region. 99mTc-HMPAO-WBC scintigraphy was proved to be a useful tool for the detection of eosinophilic infiltration in eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
Imai
Erika
E
Department of Radiology/Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kaminaga
Tatsuro
T
Kawasugi
Kazuo
K
Yokokawa
Tokuzo
T
Furui
Shigeru
S
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime