title: Gallium-67 scintigraphy in polymyalgia rheumatica.
abstract: A patient with atypical presentation of polymyalgia rheumatica is presented. Her major symptoms were mild weakness, pain on passive movement of the shoulder and hip girdles, with mild tenderness but no joint stiffness. Muscle enzymes were within the normal range. The diagnostic work-up included gallium-67 scintigraphy, which showed intense uptake in both shoulders, with remarkable improvement following steroid treatment. A prospective study may delineate the possible role of this imaging modality in establishing a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center and The Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. reufri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Friedmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nesher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002062:Bursitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D011241:Prednisone