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False-Positive Findings on 131I Whole-Body Scans Because of Posttraumatic Superficial Scabs

Concetto Regalbuto, MD;1, Massimo Buscema, MD;1, Salvatore Arena, MD;1, Riccardo Vigneri, MD;1, Sebastiano Squatrito, MD;1 and Vincenzo Pezzino, MD1

1 Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy



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  		FIGURE 1. (A) Posterior scan after 3,700 MBq 131I were administered to patient 1 shows focus of uptake (arrow) in lower third of left leg on lateral side. (B) Photograph shows lateral view of cutaneous lesion in same area.

 


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  		FIGURE 2. (A) Posterior scan after 3,700 MBq 131I were administered to patient 2 shows focus of uptake (arrow) in lower third of left leg. (B) Photograph shows cutaneous lesion in same area.

 




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