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Lung Uptake on Technetium-99m-MDP Bone Scan in Wegener's Vasculitis

Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Ziekenhuis Gent
Departments of Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Nephrology and Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Heilige Familie, Gent, Belgium

Correspondence: For correspondence or requests contact: Jacob D. Kuyvenhoven, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine (P7), Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.

ABSTRACT

A ^99mTc-MDP bone scan was performed on a 65-yr-old woman because of joint pain. The study showed bilateral lung uptake and no abnormalities of the affected joints. Wegener's vasculitis was diagnosed. Lung uptake on bone scans has been noted in various conditions but not in Wegener's vasculitis. The differential diagnosis of lung uptake on bone scan should include Wegener's vasculitis.

Key Words: Wegener's vasculitis • technetium-99m-MDP • lung uptake • differential diagnosis