Radionuclide bone-scan abnormalities in leprosy: case reports.
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.
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
D011756:Diphosphates; D013667:Technetium