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ABSTRACT: Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare sclerodermiform disease characterized by upper and lower limb edema. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman currently hospitalized for painful lower limb edema. Laboratory tests reveal moderate eosinophilia (0.8 g/L) and an inflammatory syndrome. Abdominopelvic ultrasound reveals no abnormalities. In light of the unexplained inflammatory syndrome, a 18 F-FDG PET/CT scan currently shows intense hypermetabolism of the fasciae in the lower and upper limbs. Following an MRI, a biopsy is performed, and the anatomopathology currently confirms eosinophilic fasciitis.
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Eosinofilia , Fascitis , Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18 , Femenino , Humanos , Anciano , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Eosinofilia/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Raras , EdemaRESUMEN
ABSTRACT: In chronic osteomyelitis, effective local antibiotic therapy after surgical debridement can be achieved by implantation of gentamicin-PMMA chains. The gentamicin concentrations at the site of infection are higher than that after systemic application of the same antibiotic. The appearance of this treatment is a particular aspect from a radiological point of view. Even if this is rare, these images deserve to be known when looking for osteomyelitis. We report a case of a 21-year-old man from Russia who had a bone scan in the context of chronic osteomyelitis persisting since a shin splints operation in a context of bilateral trauma in his country with antibiotic beads application.