Bone scintigraphy for neonatal osteomyelitis: simulation by extravasation of intravenous calcium.
Intravenously administered calcium gluconate has become increasingly popular in the treatment of neonatal tetany. Occasionally, extravasation results in cellulitis, leading to a clinical diagnosis of superimposed osteomyelitis. Osseous scintigraphy, as the accepted modality in the early detection of osteomyelitis, would tend to be used in this circumstance. This case illustrates a false-positive result, probably due to soft-tissue calcification.
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013997:Time Factors
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D002125:Calcium Gluconate