title: Radionuclide bone-scan abnormalities in leprosy: case reports.
abstract: Radionuclide bone scans were performed on two patients with leprosy. The resulting scan patterns simulated hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and diffuse arthritis, findings entirely consistent with the primary disease process.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011756:Diphosphates; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D013667:Technetium