Patient Data
| Patient no. | Age (y) | Sex | Clinical history | Radiographs | Bone scans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early | Delayed | |||||
| 1 | 7.4 | F | Bilat hip pain | Normal | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, unilat prox humerus, unilat prox fibula; pelvis (d); spine (d); ribs | Ribs |
| 2 | 4.7 | M | Bilat leg and knee pain; fever; elevated ESR; anemia | None obtained | Pelvis (f); spine (d) | Pelvis (f); ribs |
| 3 | 6.3 | M | Bilat ankle and forearm pain; fatigue | Permeative radius/ulna (in retrospect) | m/d: left dist radius, bilat dist fibula, right forearm | m/d: left dist radius, bilat dist fibula; right ulna diffusely |
| 4 | 8.1 | M | Bilat thigh and right shoulder pain | Normal | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, unilat prox humerus | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia; ribs |
| 5 | 12.9 | M | Bilat knee pain; anemia; weight loss | Normal | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, bilat prox humeri, unilat prox fibula; scapula | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, bilat prox humeri, unilat prox fibula; scapula; ribs; skull |
| 6 | 7.4 | M | Left hip and leg pain; fever | Normal | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia; spine (d); pelvis (d); ribs | Ribs |
| 7 | 7.2 | F | Right hip and thigh pain; anemia; elevated ESR | Normal | Unilat femoral diaphysis; pelvis (f) | Unilat femoral diaphysis; pelvis (f) |
| 8 | 11.3 | F | Back pain; fever | Normal | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, unilat dist ulna; unilat dist radius diaphysis, single rib; pelvis (d), spine (d) | m/d: unilat dist ulna, unilat dist radius diaphysis; single rib; skull |
| 9 | 4.8 | M | Right hip pain; fever | Normal | Unilat dist femoral metaphysis; pelvis (f) | Unilat dist femoral metaphysis; pelvis (f) |
| 10 | 7.3 | M | Right hip and leg pain; fever | Normal | m/d: unilat prox tibia; bilat dist femoral epiphysis; pelvis (d); scapula | Pelvis (f); scapula; sternum |
| 11 | 13.2 | M | Bilat hip, elbow, and knee pain; fever | None obtained | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, bilat prox humeri, bilat prox fibula, bilat dist tibia; pelvis (f); bilat clavicles | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, bilat prox humeri, bilat prox fibula, bilat dist tibia; pelvis (f), bilat clavicles; skull |
| 12 | 5 | M | Bilat hand and foot pain | Periosteal reaction bilat ulna | m/d: bilat dist femur and bilat prox tibia, unilat dist radius; unilat ulnar diaphysis; unilat fibular epiphysis | m/d: unilat dist radius; diaphyses of bilat ulnae, femurs, tibiae, fibulae; unilat fibular epiphysis; pelvis (f) |
bilat = bilateral; m/d = metaphysis/diaphysis; dist = distal; prox = proximal; unilat = unilateral; d = diffuse; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; f = focal.
Boldface type indicates areas seen only on 1 phase (early or delayed).