(A) Axial T2-weighted turbo spin echo fat-suppressed and (B) coronal STIR-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the hips demonstrate thick and irregular periosteal edema (white arrows) along the outer cortical surfaces of the bilateral proximal femoral shafts indicative of periostitis.
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