Author/Authors :
Erdoğan, Mehmet University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Nuclear Medicine - Ankara, Turkey , Çayır, Derya University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Nuclear Medicine - Ankara, Turkey , Araz, Mine University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Nuclear Medicine - Ankara, Turkey , Filik, Mustafa University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Nuclear Medicine - Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
The appearance of a hot kidney on bone scintigraphy is rare and can be seen due to various factors. In our clinic, we observed hot kidney appearance in two patients to whom technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (Tc-99m MDP) whole body scan has been performed: a young male adult at the age of 18 who was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia with a presumptive diagnosis of avascular necrosis, and a 9-year-old girl with cystitis for a pre-diagnosis of osteomyelitis. The first patient had a history of cyclosporine usage and the second patient was being treated with amikacin + vancomycin. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first cases where hot-kidney appearance on Tc-99m MDP whole body scan due to the use of cyclosporin and amikacin + vancomycin is demonstrated.
