Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report
Authors: Nayyar Rubab, Shehzad Afzal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Mehboob Alam
Background: Skeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1% to 5% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis is rare. Early diagnosis of multifocal skeletal TB is crucial and challenging for proper treatment and to prevent development of complications. The purpose of this case report is to highlight importance of bone scan in suspected cases of skeletal tuberculosis. Case Presentation: We describe a case of 24-year-old female, referred to Nuclear Medicine Department for bone scintigraphy. Patient had complaint of neck stiffness and generalized body aches. Patient underwent 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy which showed multifocal bony pathology mimicking bony metastasis. However, patient was treated with antituberculous therapy and showed excellent response on follow up bone scan. Post-therapy: patient recovered without developing any complications. Conclusion: Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis must be kept in the differential diagnosis of multifocal bony pathology seen on bone scintigraphy.
Keywords: Bone scintigraphy, multifocal bony pathology, multifocal skeletal tuberculosis, Case report.
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Correspondence to:
Department of Nuclear Medicine, PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan nayyar611@yahoo.com
Publication history:
Received 18 Jul 2019
Revised 11 Sep 2019
Accepted 01 Nov 2019
Published in print 15 Dec 2019
Rubab N, Afzal S, Imran MB, Alam MM. Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. EJMCR. 2019; 3(3): 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab N, Afzal S, Imran MB, Alam MM. Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=56287 [Access: April 19, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab N, Afzal S, Imran MB, Alam MM. Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. EJMCR. 2019; 3(3): 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab N, Afzal S, Imran MB, Alam MM. Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. EJMCR. (2019), [cited April 19, 2024]; 3(3): 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab, N., Afzal, . S., Imran, . M. B. & Alam, . M. M. (2019) Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. EJMCR, 3 (3), 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab, Nayyar, Shehzad Afzal, Muhammad Babar Imran, and Muhammad Mehboob Alam. 2019. Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3 (3), 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab, Nayyar, Shehzad Afzal, Muhammad Babar Imran, and Muhammad Mehboob Alam. "Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 3 (2019), 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab, Nayyar, Shehzad Afzal, Muhammad Babar Imran, and Muhammad Mehboob Alam. "Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 3.3 (2019), 125-129. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421
Rubab, N., Afzal, . S., Imran, . M. B. & Alam, . M. M. (2019) Multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis, bone scan appearance: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3 (3), 125-129. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562748421