Periostitis in secondary syphilis: a place for bone scintigraphy.

Autor: Veerapen, K, Bruckner, F E, Halsey, J P, Davidson, F, Saeed, A
Zdroj: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine; Sep1985, Vol. 78 Issue 9, p721-724, 4p
Abstrakt: Two cases of secondary syphilis are reported with periostitis as the main presenting feature. Technetium-99m bone scintigraphy was found to be superior to radiography in both defining the extent of involvement and in picking up early lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index