Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2015 Oct 6;187(14):1075.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.141025. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

Voriconazole-induced periostitis

Tetiana Glushko  1 , Inés Colmegna  2
Affiliations
Case Reports

Voriconazole-induced periostitis

Tetiana Glushko et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Radiograph of the left shoulder of a 66-year-old woman showing smooth periosteal thickening in the distal third of the clavicle (arrow).
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
(A) Whole-body bone scan showing multiple areas of increased tracer activity involving the clavicles, ribs and long bones (arrows). (B) Follow-up bone scan showing resolution of the increased tracer activity.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Wermers RA, Cooper K, Razonable RR, et al. Fluoride excess and periostitis in transplant patients receiving long-term voriconazole therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:604–11. - PubMed
    1. Gerber B, Guggenberger R, Fasler D, et al. Reversible skeletal disease and high fluoride serum levels in hematologic patients receiving voriconazole. Blood 2012;120:2390–4. - PubMed
    1. Lindsay R. Fluoride and bone–quantity versus quality. N Engl J Med 1990;322:845–6. - PubMed
    1. Niethammer JG, Rule KA, Lorch V, et al. Periosteal reaction induced by prostaglandins. Am J Perinatol 1992;9:279–80. - PubMed
    1. Milman E, Berdon WE, Garvin JH, et al. Periostitis secondary to interleukin-11 (Oprelvekin, Neumega). Treatment for thrombocytopenia in pediatric patients. Pediatr Radiol 2003;33:450–2. - PubMed

Publication types