Value of gallium imaging in the evaluation of tattoo granulomas due to sarcoidosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a patient who developed granulomas in a ten-year-old tattoo. Total body gallium scanning detected the presence of bilateral hilar adenopathy not apparent on routine chest roentgenograms and thus established a diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis.
Medical subject headings
- Gallium Radioisotopes
- Granuloma
- Sarcoidosis
- Tattooing