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Review
. 2001 Sep;60(9):828-31.

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is a differential diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

L P Robertson  1 , P Hickling
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Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is a differential diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

L P Robertson et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Sep.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
An x ray picture of the left ankle. Adjacent to the tibial epiphysial plate of the left ankle, there is an area of osteolysis of the tibial metaphysis (black arrows). This is associated with a periosteal reaction (white arrowhead).
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Three phase 99mTc MDP bone scan, static view shows increased uptake in the distal end of the left tibia (arrow). (B) Three phase 99mTc MDP bone scan, static view also shows a small focus of increased uptake at the right aspect of L5 (arrow) and the left sternoclavicular joint.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Biopsy of left tibial lesion showing an area of dead bone (large arrow), an osteoclast (small arrow), and a chronic inflammatory infiltrate which is mainly mononuclear with the occasional neutrophil.
Figure 4
Figure 4
MRI of the left ankle. There is increased signal in the distal metaphysis of the left tibia with surrounding periosteal oedema (arrow).
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