99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy Findings in Posttransplant Distal Limb Syndrome
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99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy Findings in Posttransplant Distal Limb Syndrome. / Derlin, Thorsten; Busch, Jasmin D; Bannas, Peter.
In: CLIN NUCL MED, Vol. 39, No. 7, 01.07.2014, p. 646-7.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy Findings in Posttransplant Distal Limb Syndrome
AU - Derlin, Thorsten
AU - Busch, Jasmin D
AU - Bannas, Peter
PY - 2014/7/1
Y1 - 2014/7/1
N2 - We report a case of posttransplant distal limb syndrome (PTDLS) representing a rare complication in kidney transplant recipients characterized by a pain syndrome of the distal extremities. A 68-year-old man with a history of kidney transplantation presented with symmetrical and incapacitating pain in the feet and knees and underwent whole-body Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) scintigraphy for further evaluation. Planar scintigraphy demonstrated marked tracer uptake in the distal femoral and tibial epiphyses, and magnetic resonance imaging showed corresponding osteoedema. Tc-MDP scintigraphy is a valuable tool for evaluation of the etiology of musculoskeletal pain and may demonstrate typical findings in case of PTDLS.
AB - We report a case of posttransplant distal limb syndrome (PTDLS) representing a rare complication in kidney transplant recipients characterized by a pain syndrome of the distal extremities. A 68-year-old man with a history of kidney transplantation presented with symmetrical and incapacitating pain in the feet and knees and underwent whole-body Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) scintigraphy for further evaluation. Planar scintigraphy demonstrated marked tracer uptake in the distal femoral and tibial epiphyses, and magnetic resonance imaging showed corresponding osteoedema. Tc-MDP scintigraphy is a valuable tool for evaluation of the etiology of musculoskeletal pain and may demonstrate typical findings in case of PTDLS.
U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000479
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000479
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24873782
VL - 39
SP - 646
EP - 647
JO - CLIN NUCL MED
JF - CLIN NUCL MED
SN - 0363-9762
IS - 7
ER -