title: Hepatitis C Virus-related Arthritis: Bone Scintigraphic Appearances.
abstract: A symptomatic joint involvement and arthralgia are frequent in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, HCV infection-related arthritis (HCVrA) affects up to 4-11% of the subjects suffering from disease. We reported a patient with HCVrA presented with the commonly accepted diagnostic clinical signs and laboratory parameters. The painful joints distinctly demonstrated increased uptake of Tc-99 m methylene diphosphonate in scintigraphy and normal findings in radiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, 22030 Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gul Ege
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Aktas
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, 22030 Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarikaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sivas Numune Hospital, 58060 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kandemir
keywords: Arthritis; hepatitis C virus infection; scintigraphy