Whole body bone scintigraphy in osseous hydatosis: a case report.
Hydatid disease is common in many parts of the world, and causes considerable health and economic loss. This disease may develop in almost any part of the body.Bone involvement is often asymptomatic, and its diagnosis is primarily based on radiographic findings. A whole body bone scan is able to show the extent and distribution of lesions.We describe an unusual case of multifocal skeletal hydatosis and also explain the clinical and diagnostic points. We hope to stimulate a high index of suspicion among clinicians to facilitate early diagnosis and to consider this disease as a differential diagnosis in cases of multiple abnormal activity in bone scintigraphy especially among people in endemic areas.
Ebrahimi
Abdolali
A
Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Health Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. assadipoya@yahoo.com.
Assadi
Majid
M
Saghari
Mohsen
M
Eftekhari
Mohammad
M
Gholami
Amir
A
Ghasemikhah
Reza
R
Assadi
Sakineh
S