Male 70 y/o, complains of pain in wrists, shoulders,  lumbar spine, knees and right foot. Arrow points to lumbar spinous process increased uptake as seen in Baastrup disease.

References:

1   Gorospe L, Jover R, Vicente-Bártulos A, González-Gordaliza C, de Llanos CG, García-Poza J. FDG-PET/CT demonstration of Baastrup disease ("Kissing" Spine). Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Feb;33(2):133-4. PubMed PMID: 18209539.

2   Pinto PS, Boutin RD, Resnick D. Spinous process fractures associated with Baastrup disease. Clin Imaging. 2004 May-Jun;28(3):219-22. PubMed PMID: 15158230.

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