Radionuclide imaging and therapy in a patient with coexistent diabetic foot syndrome and psoriatic arthritis
Abstract
We report a case of 67-year-old man suffering from psoriatic arthritis, type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot syndrome. The patient presented symptoms of inflammation of the right ankle joint. Scintigraphic imaging with radiolabeled white blood cells was performed to differentiate whether the inflammation was related to psoriatic arthritis or diabetic foot syndrome. After revealing that, the inflammatory process was restricted only to the articular space of subtalar joint, the patient was diagnosed with exacerbation of psoriatic arthritis and qualified for radionuclide synovectomy. In patients with coexistent diabetic foot syndrome and inflammatory arthritis of the foot it is of vital importance to accurately differentiate these two conditions. We conclude that this can be potentially achieved with radiolabeled white blood cells scintigraphic imaging.
Keywords: diabetic foot syndromepsoriatic arthritisnuclear imagingradionuclide synovectomy
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