Tattoo-associated sarcoidosis from a nuclear medicine perspective

Ugeskr Laeger. 2023 Aug 14;185(33):V04230230.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Tattoo-associated sarcoidosis is characterized by granulomas in tattoos with or without the involvement of other organ systems such as the lungs and eyes. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG PET is a nuclear medicine imaging study that can differentiate between metabolically over-active areas and normal tissue. Thus, this review finds that 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging can be used to image inflammatory activity in tattoos and in case of papulonodular tattoo reaction be used to investigate possible systemic sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Review
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Granuloma / diagnostic imaging
  • Granuloma / etiology
  • Humans
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Sarcoidosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoidosis* / etiology
  • Sarcoidosis* / physiopathology
  • Tattooing* / adverse effects

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18