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Uncommon sites of bone infarction in a sickle cell anemia patient

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Unusual sites of bone infarction, in the skull and sternum, were observed in a patient suffering from sickle cell anemia. A 99mTc-MDP scan was performed and demonstrated foci of decreased activity in the symptomatic regions.

The differentiation of bone infarction from osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia patients is illustrated.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel

    I. Garty

  2. Department of Pediatrics B, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel

    A. Koren

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Garty, I., Koren, A. & Katzumi, E. Uncommon sites of bone infarction in a sickle cell anemia patient. Eur J Nucl Med 8, 367–368 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253549

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