Heterotopic ossification of the hips in a patient with Guillain Barre syndrome demonstrated on SPECT/CT.
A 55-year-old man developed bilateral hip pain following admission with Guillain Barre syndrome. Hip radiographs showed minor degenerative changes. 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy showed bilateral abnormal activity extending from the acetabula to the trochanteric regions. SPECT/CT localized the abnormal activity to the soft tissues surrounding the hips. Heterotopic ossification is a rare complication of Guillain Barre syndrome.
Nuclear Medicine Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester, United Kingdom. mohamed.shawgi@cmmc.nhs.uk
Mohamed
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Shawgi
D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006615:Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed