Open AccessGas Bubbles in the Bone: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Bita Abbasi,
Farrokh Seilanian-Toosi,
Sirous Nekooei,
Behrang Rezvani Kakhki,
Reza Akhavan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19482.8200
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , sacrum , medicine , osteomyelitis , differential diagnosis , surgery , radiology , anatomy , pathology
Intraosseous pneumatocysts are benign gas-filled cavities within bones which are most commonly found in ilium, sacrum and vertebrae. The lesions are asymptomatic and found incidentally while evaluating for other injuries. Here, we present an intraosseous pneumatocyst of ilium in a 23-year-old male patient. Although once thought to be rare, intraossseous pneumatocyst are now believed to be more common. Thus, familiarity with their appearance is essential to avoid unnecessary workup. Intraosseous pneumatocysts are differentiated from more clinically significant differential diagnoses like osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis by their characteristic appearance of intraosseous air collections with sclerotic rim.