Bone Scintigraphic Findings in MRSA Osteomyelitis

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis is a severe form of infection characterized by multifocal or multiple segmental osseous involvement and subperiosteal abscess formation with increased frequency of extraosseous complications including pyomyositis, septic thrombus, and septic...

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Published inClinical nuclear medicine Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 153
Main Authors Cornejo, Patricia, Mandell, Gerald A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2016
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Osteomyelitis - diagnosis
Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis is a severe form of infection characterized by multifocal or multiple segmental osseous involvement and subperiosteal abscess formation with increased frequency of extraosseous complications including pyomyositis, septic thrombus, and septic arthritis. Bone scan showed long segment and/or multifocal involvement in 4 of 5 patients with areas of abnormal increased and decreased uptake. The clinical presentations included limp and/or pain. Joint involvement was seen in 4 cases. Bone scan abnormalities correlated well with MRI findings of severe and extensive bone disease, abscess formation, muscle, as well as joint and soft tissue involvement.
ISSN:1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0000000000001067