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osteomyelitis
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os·te·o·my·e·li·tis
/ ˌästēōˌmīəˈlītis/
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n. Med.
inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection.
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Chronic osteomyelitis in Ilorin, Nigeria.(Orthopaedic Surgery)(Report)
Magazine article from: South African Journal of Surgery; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone and marrow...years ago, 20% of patients with osteomyelitis died, and those who survived had...dropped to about 5%. (1) Chronic osteomyelitis is a major complication of acute osteomyelitis...
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Childhood osteomyelitis-incidence and differentiation from other acute onset musculoskeletal features in a population-based study.(Research article)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Magazine article from: BMC Pediatrics; 10/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...1,8] Background Haematogenous osteomyelitis is an inflammation of bone and bone...fungi, viruses or parasites.[1] Osteomyelitis may cause growth changes or pathological...fractures.[2, 3] Acute haematogenous osteomyelitis is usually defined as a history of...
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CHRONIC RECURRENT MULTIFOCAL OSTEOMYELITIS
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) in which the frontal and sphenoid...prolonged and fluctuating course of osteomyelitis at different sites, CRMO is self...medical treatment. KEY WORDS - chronic osteomyelitis, frontal bone, multifocal osteomyelitis...
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Salmonella osteomyelitis in an otherwise healthy adult male-successful management with conservative treatment: A case report
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...rays and the Widal titres were normal on subsequent follow-up at 3 months. Key words: osteomyelitis; salmonella osteomyelitis; typhoid osteomyelitis INTRODUCTION Salmonella osteomyelitis is a rare entity, constituting 0.8% of all salmonella...
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Skull base osteomyelitis.
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Skull base osteomyelitis may develop as a complication of paranasal sinusitis...of systemic antimicrobial therapy, skull base osteomyelitis was almost universally fatal. Acute osteomyelitis often results in rapid lytic destruction of the...
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CT evaluation of mandibular osteomyelitis.(Musculoskeletal)(COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Rangankar, T. Saini Mandibular osteomyelitis often is associated with involvement...tissues. 30 cases diagnosed with osteomyelitis of the mandible were evaluated with CT scans. CT patterns of osteomyelitis were classified into four types...
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Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Prevotella (Bacteroides) melaninogenicus.(Case Report)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...scan of the spine were negative for osteomyelitis. The patient underwent biopsy, cultures...rare. Only three cases of vertebral osteomyelitis due to P melaninogenicus have been...The early diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis requires a high index of clinical suspicion...
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(99m)Tc-interleukin-8 for imaging acute osteomyelitis
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Early and accurate diagnosis of osteomyelitis remains a clinical problem. Acute osteomyelitis often occurs in infants and most often...much more sensitive in detecting acute osteomyelitis but lacks specificity. We evaluated the...
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MRIs after osteomyelitis intervention are valuable.(INFECTIOUS DISEASES)
Magazine article from: Pediatric News; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...surgical intervention for suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis does not diminish...examinations that were performed for suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis at the hospital...patients who underwent MRI for suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis during the same...
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Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis.(Miscellaneous)
Magazine article from: Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...V. Subba Reddy Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that mainly affects children and young...This paper describes a case of Garre's osteomyelitis in a 10-year-old boy, in whom the...
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Osteomyelitis
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Osteomyelitis What Is Osteomyelitis? How Common Is Osteomyelitis? Is It Contagious? What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Osteomyelitis? How Is the Disease Diagnosed? What Is the Treatment for Osteomyelitis? How Long Does the Disease Last? What...
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osteomyelitis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
osteomyelitis (osti-oh-my-ĕ- ly...deformity of the bone. acute o. osteomyelitis occurring when bacteria enter the...illness and high fever. chronic o. osteomyelitis that may develop from partially treated...
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Melioidosis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Chronic melioidosis is characterized by osteomyelitis (inflammation of the bone) and pus...McGraw-Hill, 1997. KEY TERMS Osteomyelitis — An inflammation of bone...infections. Chronic melioidosis may cause osteomyelitis. Septicemia — Bacterial...
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Thomas Clement Douglas
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...in 1910. Tommy Douglas began a life-long struggle with osteomyelitis. In later fights for universal hospital and medical care...pain; so was recurrence of his childhood struggle with osteomyelitis. For a party facing chronic poverty and with little support...
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Mickey Mantle
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...game, however, he was kicked in the leg and developed osteomyelitis, a bone marrow disease that would affect his future baseball...excel even though his legs hurt most of the time from the osteomyelitis and other injuries. In 1962 he was named American League...
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