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  • Title: Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and management of chronic sarcoid myopathy.
    Author: Suehiro S, Shiokawa S, Taniguchi S, Sakai Y, Goda H, Shiratsuchi M, Sugimura T, Hatakenaka M, Yoshikawa Y, Ikuyama S, Nishimura J.
    Journal: Clin Rheumatol; 2003 May; 22(2):146-8. PubMed ID: 12740682.
    Abstract:
    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 ((67)Ga) 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 (67)Ga scintigraphy. This case suggests that (67)Ga scintigraphy is useful for the differential diagnosis of systemic myopathies and also for monitoring the effect of glucocorticoid treatment.
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