Differential Diagnosis of Rare Diseases Involving Bilateral Lower Extremities with Similar 99m Tc-MDP Bone Scan Patterns: Analysis of a Case Series
Here, we reported a panel of rare diseases involving bilateral lower extremities with similar imaging patterns on 99mTc-MDP bone scans. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G-6PD deficiency), Gaucher disease (GD), steroid-induced osteonecrosis, progressive diaphyseal dysplasia (PDD), Erdhei...
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Published in | Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 4 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
06.04.2022
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Summary: | Here, we reported a panel of rare diseases involving bilateral lower extremities with similar imaging patterns on 99mTc-MDP bone scans. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G-6PD deficiency), Gaucher disease (GD), steroid-induced osteonecrosis, progressive diaphyseal dysplasia (PDD), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and Langerhans cell sarcoma (LCS) were included and imaging characteristics were analyzed. The rare properties of these diseases and mimicking features on 99mTc-MDP bone scans rendered differential diagnosis difficult but necessary. We believe that the rarely known imaging features of the reported diseases will undoubtedly help nuclear medicine physicians make differential diagnoses in clinical practice. |
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ISSN: | 2075-4418 2075-4418 |