Melorheostosis associated with peripheral form spondyloarthropathy: new image with 18-fluoride positron emission tomoscintigraphy coupled to computed tomography

Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone pathology which can be responsible for incapacitating pain and bone deformations. Its imaging abnormalities are often typical. We describe here the case of a patient with melorheostosis involving the lower limbs, associated with a peripheral form of inflammatory...

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Published in:Open access rheumatology: research and reviews 2012-01, Vol.4 (default), p.1-7
Main Authors: Hassani, Hakim, Slama, Jérôme, Hayem, Gilles, Ben Ali, Khadija, Sarda-Mantel, Laure, Burg, Samuel, Le Guludec, Dominique
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Language:English
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Case Report
CT imaging
Tomography
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Summary:Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone pathology which can be responsible for incapacitating pain and bone deformations. Its imaging abnormalities are often typical. We describe here the case of a patient with melorheostosis involving the lower limbs, associated with a peripheral form of inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, who underwent FNa positron emission tomography coupled to a computed tomography scan. Our objective is to present this new image, to show the value of this new modality and emphasize its advantages compared to the Technetium bone scan.
ISSN:1179-156X
1179-156X
DOI:10.2147/OARRR.S28657