Juvenile Dermatomyositis Diagnosed by (99m)Tc-HDP Three-phase Bone Scintigraphy.
- Author:
Ja Hye KIM
1
;
Ho Chun SONG
;
Su Ung YOO
;
Jung Min HA
;
Ari CHONG
;
Jong Ryool OH
;
Jung Joon MIN
;
Hee Seung BOM
;
Eun Hui JEONG
;
Min Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. songhc@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Juvenile dermatomyositis;
(99m)Tc-HDP;
three-phase bone scan
- MeSH:
Dermatomyositis;
Exanthema;
Female;
Humans;
Muscles;
Muscular Diseases;
Myositis
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2009;43(6):592-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Juvenile dermatomyositis is a common inflammatory muscle disease of childhood, characterized by weakness in proximal muscles and specific skin rash. In case of juvenile dermatomyositis without characteristic clinical features, non-invasive imaging tools such as (99m)Tc-HDP three-phase bone scan are very helpful in diagnostic workup of myopathies. We report a case of 13-year old female with juvenile dermatomyositis, in which (99m)Tc-HDP three-phase bone scan was useful in diagnosis and assessing therapy response.
