G. Hahn (Dresden)  

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Leg-Bones  

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Pain in the knee joint - left side worse than right - in cortisone treatment of SLE.  

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MRI 1: Right knee joint (T2-weighted sequences sagittal with fat saturation) Garland-like changes in the bone marrow in the shafts of the femur, tibia and fibula as well as the patella and epiphyses. Hypointense demarcations in the femoral condyles and the patella on both sides. Small amount of joint effusion.





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MRI 2: Right knee joint (T2-weighted sequences with fat saturation) Garland-like changes in the bone marrow in the shafts of the femur, tibia and fibula as well as the patella . Hypointense demarcations in the femoral condyles. Small amount of joint effusion.





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MRI 3: Distinct synovial reaction on the left side (T2-weighted sequences with fat saturation). Garland-like changes in the bone marrow. Distinct synovial reaction on the right.


 

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Bone necroses in other illnesses.  

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Who has already seen such apparent bone marrow changes in SLE?  

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SLE, Systemic, Lupus, Erythematodes, necrosis, bone, Systemic Lupus Erythematodes, bone necrosis, joint pain, steroid treatment, steroid therapy, child, childhood, pediatric radiology  

G Hahn. Systemic Lupus Erythematodes with bone necroses. PedRad [serial online] vol 2, no. 1.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20020114161651