@article{18453, keywords = {Adult, Facial Dermatoses, Female, Gallium Radioisotopes, Humans, Leprosy, Borderline, Leprosy, lepromatous, Pigmentation Disorders, Radionuclide Imaging, Thigh}, author = {Mouratidis B and Lomas F E}, title = {Gallium-67 scintigraphy in borderline lepromatous leprosy.}, abstract = {

A middle aged woman with a pyrexia of unknown origin was shown to have borderline lepromatous leprosy. Early gallium-67 scintigraphy demonstrated increased uptake in the subcutaneous tissues of the face and thighs. As a result of these findings skin biopsy was obtained from the right thigh which gave a diagnosis of borderline lepromatous leprosy. The authors have been unable to find other reports of gallium-67 scintigraphy in leprosy but the pattern of gallium-67 distribution should suggest the diagnosis.

}, year = {1993}, journal = {Australasian radiology}, volume = {37}, pages = {270-1}, month = {1993 Aug}, issn = {0004-8461}, doi = {10.1111/j.1440-1673.1993.tb00071.x}, language = {eng}, }