Ultrasonographic imaging in phalangeal microgeodic syndrome: a case report

AbstractPhalangeal microgeodic syndrome is a rare but benign disorder that affects the fingers of children. Ultrasonographic imaging was performed on an 11-year-old female presenting with a 3-week history of pain and swelling in the fourth and fifth right-hand fingers. Small bone erosions on the middle phalanx of swollen fingers were detected in the gray scale image, and increased blood flow signal was found in the bone erosion area and soft tissue with power Doppler. Ultrasonography is more convenient and less expensive than imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasonography has utility in diagnosis of phalangeal microgeodic syndrome.