Scintigraphy in Ochoa syndrome.

Abstract

The Ochoa or urofacial syndrome is a disease characterized by non-neurogenic bladder dysfunction and unusual facial expressions when smiling or crying. It is an extremely rare disorder with over 150 cases reported in the medical literature. This condition has been determined to be inherited by an autosomal recessive pattern. We present radionuclide renogram and renal scan of a boy with a history of incontinence, frequent infections of the urinary tract, and gene mutations consistent with this syndrome. Nuclear medicine images showed extensive bilateral renal scarring and obstructive pattern in diuretic renogram.

• Authors: Jose Rafael Infante, Juan I Rayo, Justo Serrano, María L Domínguez, Lucía García, Carmen Durán
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 38 Issue 7 Pg. 564-5 (Jul 2013) ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23698458 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid

Topics

• Child
• Facies
• Humans
• Kidney (diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
• Male
• Mutation (genetics)
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
• Urologic Diseases (diagnostic imaging, genetics)