PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Haymond, D.
AU  - Gordon, L.
AU  - Cheng, K. T.
AU  - Fraley, M. A.
TI  - Pulmonary Uptake of Technetium-99m-Labeled Sulfur Colloid Caused by Sustained-Release Niacin Therapy: Case Report
DP  - 1993 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 221--223
VI  - 21
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/21/4/221.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/21/4/221.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1993 Dec 01; 21
AB  - In this report, we describe a potential drug interaction between niacin and the hepatic radiopharmaceutical technetium-99m-labeled sulfur colloid (99mTc-SC). A patient was admitted with a diagnosis of acute hepatitis caused by her sustained-release niacin therapy. Diffuse lung accumulation of 99mTc-SC was seen on her liver/spleen images. This is the first report of pulmonary localization of 99mTc-SC, which is believed to be induced by the sustained-release niacin therapy for hyperlipidemia.