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9829594

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Bone scintigraphy is not performed routinely in the diagnostic work-up of children with leukemia; however, the initial diagnosis of childhood leukemia is often difficult to make and may be delayed. Patients may present with fever and skeletal symptoms and, in such cases, bone scintigraphy may be requested in the early search for a diagnosis. Recognition of the potential scintigraphic abnormalities that result from leukemic infiltration of bone and bone marrow will often facilitate an early diagnosis of leukemia. Bone scans also play a role in detecting osteomyelitis in the immunosuppressed leukemic child with fever and bone pain. This article presents four patients illustrating the salient features of bone scintigraphy in these clinical settings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0161-5505
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1983-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of abnormality on bone scans in acute childhood leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports