INTERESTING IMAGE
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Ga Uptake After Cosmetic Augmentation With Silicone in HIV-
Infected Patient With Unexplained Hypercalcemia
Utility of SPECT/CT
Aron Gould-Simon, MD,*† William Erdman, MD,*† and Orhan K. O
¨
z, MD, PhD*†
Abstract: A 56-year-old HIV-infected man underwent
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Ga scintigraphy
because of unexplained hypercalcemia, elevated calcitriol, and concern for
chronic granulomatous disease, including tuberculosis. Although no abnor-
malities were identified to indicate sarcoidosis or tuberculosis, increased
radiotracer accumulation in the face and gluteal region was observed. On
questioning, the patient revealed a 3-year history of liquid silicone use for
soft-tissue augmentation of the face and buttocks. After SPECT/CT imaging,
the etiology of the patient’s hypercalcemia was attributable to silicone-
induced granulomatosis. We present this case to highlight the appearance of
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Ga uptake on SPECT/CT after cosmetic augmentation with liquid silicone
in the face and buttocks and silicone-induced granulomatosis as a cause of
unexplained elevated vitamin D and hypercalcemia.
Key Words: gallium, granulomatosis, hypercalcemia silicone, SPECT/CT
(Clin Nucl Med 2012;37: 298 –300)
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Received for publication August 2, 2011; revision accepted November 29, 2011.
From the *Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, UT South-
western Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and †Department of Radiology, Division
of Nuclear Medicine, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX.
Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.
Reprints: Orhan K. O
¨
z, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 –
9058. E-mail: Orhan.Oz@UTSouthwestern.edu.
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