title: Unusual case of occult Brucella osteomyelitis in the skull detected by bone scintigraphy.
abstract: Brucellosis is a worldwide infectious disease of animals that can be transmitted to humans. Osteoarticular involvement is the most common complication of brucellosis. A 47-year-old man, who was a stockbreeder, complained of myalgia with fever and chills for 2 weeks. The serology titers and blood cultures for brucellosis were positive. Bone scintigraphy demonstrated a focally increased uptake in the left supraorbital area. Plain radiographs showed an osteolytic lesion, and an MRI revealed signal abnormalities in the corresponding site. We present an unususal case of occult Brucella osteomyelitis in the frontal bone of the skull detected by bone scintigraphy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-180 Korea ; Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-180 Korea ; Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Korea.
authors.forename: Seok Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-180 Korea.
authors.forename: Young Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-180 Korea ; Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Wook
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-180 Korea ; Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Korea.
authors.forename: Hwan-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Korea ; Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Seob
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Bone scintigraphy; Brucellosis; Osteomyelitis; Tc-99m MDP