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.
Keywords: Kidney, Tc-99m medronate, radionuclide imaging
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Authorship Contributions
Surgical and Medical Practices: D.Ç., M.A., Concept: D.Ç., Design: D.Ç., Data Collection or Processing: D.Ç., M.E., Analysis or Interpretation: M.F., Literature Search: M.E., Writing: D.Ç., M.A.
Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
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