The usefulness of the scan with67 Ga-citrate in multicentric reticulohistiocytosis

Abstract Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare systemic disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by erosive arthritis and skin lesions. Diagnosis and treatment should be performed early to avoid sequelaes. We report the case of a 67-year-old man diagnosed with multicentric reticulohis...

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Published in:Revista Española de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular (English ed.) 2012, Vol.32 (4), p.253-256
Main Authors: Ramírez Ocaña, D, Cañada Rodríguez, M.J, Ruiz García, J, Puentes Zarzuela, C
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Language:English
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Radiology
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Summary:Abstract Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare systemic disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by erosive arthritis and skin lesions. Diagnosis and treatment should be performed early to avoid sequelaes. We report the case of a 67-year-old man diagnosed with multicentric reticulohistiocytosis and left hip arthroplasty. The patient consulted for local pain in his left leg. Final diagnosis was left prosthetic dislocation. During admission, a bone scintigraphy with99m Tc-HDP and scintigraphy with67 Ga-citrate was performed, showing no evidence of inflammatory activity in pelvis that contraindicating surgery. Besides it showed bilateral uptake in soft tissue of large joints compatible with persistent inflammatory activity secondary to multicentric reticulohistiocytosis. In this case scintigraphy with67 Ga-citrate, is a useful tool to assess the recovery and extent of disease.
ISSN:2253-8089
2253-8089
DOI:10.1016/j.remnie.2013.05.014