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ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2024

Use of NaF and FDG PET/CT Scan for the Assessment of Charcot Joint in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: All That Glitters is Gold?

Ameerah Alsaqobi, Biju Gopinath

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Article in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ameerah AlsaqobiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, Kuwait.
Biju GopinathDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, Kuwait.

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Abstract

Increasingly Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is being recognized in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. In this report, we describe a case of CN in a CMT patient, adding to the very scarce literature describing this association. We additionally report his unique evaluation with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and sodium fluoride (NaF) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning, the study of which is limited in CN despite its promising role. A 54-year-old known case of CMT, presented with left foot pain, and swelling for 4 months. Weakness and sensory deficits as a result of CMT were evident in both lower and upper limbs. His x-ray was suggestive of CN. Both FDG and NaF PET/CT scanning demonstrated increased tracer uptake in the first tarsometatarsal joint (TMTJ), in keeping with CN. Recognition of the association of CMT with CN is of vital importance as early diagnosis relies on high clinical suspicion. Characterizing risk factors of CN in CMT patients is still under study. Moreover, there is lack of data evaluating the role of PET/CT in CN and specifically in the context of CMT.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseFluorodeoxyglucose F18Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographySodium FluorideArthropathy, NeurogenicHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiopharmaceuticalsFluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsSodium FluorideArthropathyCharcotCMTHereditaryNeuropathy

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PMID38826006
PMCPMC11145312

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