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Ga-67 uptake in cutaneous lesions of graft-versus-host disease
R F Nuñez1, H W Yeung, H A Macapinlac
1Nuclear Medicine Department, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|September 13, 2000
Abstract:
Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) usually involves the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and liver. A 47-year-old woman with fever of unknown origin was referred for a Ga-67 scan. The study showed diffuse uptake of Ga-67 throughout the skin. Subsequently, a skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute GVHD. The incidence, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of the dermatitis in acute GVHD are discussed.