Unilateral septic sacro-iliitis. Importance of the anterior view of the bone scan.
Two cases of unilateral septic sacro-iliitis are reported. Importance of the anterior view of sacroiliac joints on the radionuclide bone scan is stressed. Limitation of the posterior view in evaluation of sacroiliac joints may lead to misdiagnosis and false negative results in unilateral sacro-illiac disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate