title: Atypical radionuclide scan appearance in cellulitis due to group A streptococcus.
abstract: The scintigraphic manifestations of cellulitis consist of a diffuse increase in activity in the affected soft tissues without a focal increase in activity in the bone. The radionuclide images in two children with Group A streptococcal cellulitis were atypical, as no increased activity was noted in the soft tissues. The false-negative radionuclide images in these children is attributed to the marked amount of edema present at the sites of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19133.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gainey
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Capitanio
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate