Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and the management of chronic sarcoid myopathy

S. Suehiro; Sahasu Shiokawa; S. Taniguchi; Y. Sakai; H. Goda; M. Shiratsuchi; T. Sugimura; M. Hatakenaka; Y. Yoshikawa; S. Ikuyama; J. Nishimura

doi:10.1007/s10067-002-0686-x

Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and the management of chronic sarcoid myopathy

S. Suehiro, Sahasu Shiokawa, S. Taniguchi, Y. Sakai, H. Goda, M. Shiratsuchi, T. Sugimura, M. Hatakenaka, Y. Yoshikawa, S. Ikuyama, J. Nishimura

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The authors describe a patient with chronic sarcoid myopathy. Except for the presence of left posterior synechia, no other organ involvement was observed. Gallium-67 (⁶⁷Ga) scintigraphy showed many intense nodular uptake areas in both the upper and lower extremities. Treatment with oral prednisolone 30 mg/day resulted in a marked improvement on ⁶⁷Ga scintigraphy. This case suggests that ⁶⁷Ga scintigraphy is useful for the differential diagnosis of systemic myopathies and also for monitoring the effect of glucocorticoid treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-148
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-002-0686-x
Publication status	Published - May 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and the management of chronic sarcoid myopathy

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