Diagnosis of Uveo-parotid Fever by67Ga-Citrate Imaging

摘要

67Ga-citrate scan from skull to mid-abdomen showed increased uptake in both parotid glands, mediastinum, lungs, uvei andsol;or enlarged lacrimal glands. The differential diagnosis of the positive radiogallium scan is discussed with emphasis on the value of the extrathoracic findings. Tissue diagnosis confirmed the imaging diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The case illustrates the usefulness of double radionuclide studymdash;67Ga and99mTc-MAAmdash;and of the tomographic scanner in defining the spread of the active granulomatous disease.