Uncommon sites of bone infarction in a sickle cell anemia patient.
Unusual sites of bone infarction, in the skull and sternum, were observed in a patient suffering from sickle cell anemia. A 99mTc-MDP scan was performed and demonstrated foci of decreased activity in the symptomatic regions. The differentiation of bone infarction from osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia patients is illustrated.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000098:blood supply*; D013249:Sternum / Q000098:blood supply*