Melorheostosis associated with peripheral form spondyloarthropathy: new image with 18-fluoride positron emission tomoscintigraphy coupled to computed tomography

• Main Authors: Hassani H, Slama J, Hayem G, Ben Ali K, Sarda-Mantel L, Burg S, Le Guludec D
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2012-01-01
• Series: Open Access Rheumatology : Research and Reviews
• Online Access: http://www.dovepress.com/melorheostosis-associated-with-peripheral-form-spondyloarthropathy-new-a9004

Hakim Hassani1–3, Jérôme Slama1,3, Gilles Hayem4, Khadija Ben Ali1, Laure Sarda-Mantel1,3, Samuel Burg1,3, Dominique Le Guludec1,31Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France; 2Radiology, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France; 3University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France; 4Rheumatology, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, FranceAbstract: Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone pathology which can be responsible for incapacitating pain and bone deformations. Its imaging abnormalities are often typical. We describe here the case of a patient with melorheostosis involving the lower limbs, associated with a peripheral form of inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, who underwent 18FNa positron emission tomography coupled to a computed tomography scan. Our objective is to present this new image, to show the value of this new modality and emphasize its advantages compared to the 99mTechnetium bone scan.Keywords: melorheostosis, PET-CT, 18FNa, bone scan, 18F-fluoride