GA-67 SCANS IN LOFGRENS SYNDROME

Comparison of (67)Gallium scans of head and neck showed no significant difference in intensity of uptake between patients with Lofgren's syn drome and sarcoidosis patients with similar chest x rays having other modes of onset. Uptake was the same in the 12 white and 18 black patie nts studied. Thus, the increased bronchoaveolar lavage lymphocytosis w hich has been shown to be a feature of Lofgren's syndrome is not paral leled by gallium uptake. Gallium scores had no predictive value regard ing outcome showing no significant difference between 13 patients who recovered within a year and 15 patients who developed chronic disease The outcome was more favorable in white patients and in those whose on set was with Lofgren's syndrome.