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  • Title: [Bone scan in the diagnosis of infectious osteoarthritis (author's transl)].
    Author: Marandian MH, Mortazavi H, Behvad A, Haghigat H, Lessani M, Youssefian B.
    Journal: Sem Hop; ; 56(17-18):873-9. PubMed ID: 6248971.
    Abstract:
    Bone scan with Technetium 99m is harmless method of evaluation of skeletal lesions. It is safe in pediatrics age group and it can be used in early diagnosis of infectious osteoarthritis. Bone scan differentiate osteomyelitis from cellulitis, and also it may help in diagnosis of subclinical involvement of rheumatoid arthritis, benign and malignant bone tumors, stress fractures and periositis. We report results of bone scan in 30 pediatric patients as follows: osteomyelitis 9 cases, cellulitis 4 cases, infectious arthritis 4 cases, tuberculous osteoarthritis 2 cases, rheumatoid arthritis 2 cases, and other different diseases 9 cases.
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