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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2015; 25(03): 261-268
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.161447
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Osteoid osteoma masquerading tubercular arthritis or osteomyelitis on MRI: Case series and review of literature

Jatinder Pal Singh
Department of Radiology, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Smita Srivastava
Department of Radiology, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Dharmendra Singh
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for osteoid osteoma could be misleading and can be misinterpreted as tuberculosis, especially when used as the principal modality of investigation. We retrospectively reviewed cases presenting to our institute for second opinion and selected six cases that were referred to our institute with a provisional diagnosis of tubercular arthritis or osteomyelitis and were identified to have osteoid osteoma. We reviewed the literature on typical and atypical clinical and radiological presentations of osteoid osteoma depending upon their location and present radiological features on MRI that should alert the radiologists toward a correct diagnosis.

Keywords

Bone tumor - computed tomography - magnetic resonance imaging - osteoid osteoma - tuberculosis


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30 July 2021

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