title: Childhood pelvic osteomyelitis presenting as a "cold" lesion on bone scan: case report.
abstract: A case of occult pelvic osteomyelitis is presented. The involved portions of the left pubis and left ischium presented as "cold" areas on the original bone scan with 99mTc-diphosphonate. The presumed mechanism for this unusual finding in osteomyelitis is compression of the microcirculation to bone by subperiosteal and intraosseous pus.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010384:Pelvic Bones; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D013667:Technetium