Bone scan in the hand-foot syndrome.
The Hand-Foot Syndrome is a form of sickle cell disease that occurs in infancy. A bone scan performed on such a patient showed evidence of infarction in the hand. This was useful in the management of the patient.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013577:Syndrome