Multiple lucent/lytic bone lesions (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering multiple lucent/lytic bones lesions is:
- FEEMHI
The list of lucent/lytic bone lesions is huge. However, where there are multiple lesions, the potential list of differentials is considerably shorter and FFEMHI, while not exhaustive, is a good place to start.
Mnemonic
FEEMHI
- F: fibrous dysplasia
- E: eosinophilic granuloma
- E: enchondroma
- M: metastatic disease and myeloma
- H: hyperparathyroidism (brown tumors)
- I: infection
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