title: Periostitis in secondary syphilis: a place for bone scintigraphy.
abstract: Two cases of secondary syphilis are reported with periostitis as the main presenting feature. Technetium-99m bone scintigraphy was found to be superior to radiography in both defining the extent of involvement and in picking up early lesions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010522:Periostitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium