TY - JOUR
T1 - Usefulness of Nuclear Whole-Body Bone Scanning for Diagnosis of Leprosy
AU - Marquez, Hector
AU - McDevitt, Joseph
AU - Öz, Orhan K.
AU - Wachsmann, Jason
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is rare in the United States. Given its rarity, as well as the pathognomonic dermatologic findings, there are few cases in which nuclear medicine imaging plays a role in the diagnostic workup. We present a 39-year-old man who presented with chronic abdominal pain, skin ulcers, and hypercalcemia who underwent computed tomography of the chest and a whole-body bone scan to evaluate for possible underlying neoplasm due to his profound hypercalcemia. Although the diagnosis of leprosy had been established by lower-extremity skin biopsy upon admission, workup for other potential concurrent etiologies of hypercalcemia was performed before initiating therapy. We present the computed tomography scans, nuclear medicine images, and corresponding skin findings of this case.
AB - Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is rare in the United States. Given its rarity, as well as the pathognomonic dermatologic findings, there are few cases in which nuclear medicine imaging plays a role in the diagnostic workup. We present a 39-year-old man who presented with chronic abdominal pain, skin ulcers, and hypercalcemia who underwent computed tomography of the chest and a whole-body bone scan to evaluate for possible underlying neoplasm due to his profound hypercalcemia. Although the diagnosis of leprosy had been established by lower-extremity skin biopsy upon admission, workup for other potential concurrent etiologies of hypercalcemia was performed before initiating therapy. We present the computed tomography scans, nuclear medicine images, and corresponding skin findings of this case.
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U2 - 10.1080/08998280.2017.11930232
DO - 10.1080/08998280.2017.11930232
M3 - Article
C2 - 28966469
AN - SCOPUS:85051850219
SN - 0899-8280
VL - 30
SP - 465
EP - 466
JO - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
JF - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
IS - 4
ER -