Subacute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the fibula

Primary subacute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children: a clearer bacteriological etiology

BACKGROUND This study aimed to describe the spectrum of pediatric primary subacute hematogenous osteomyelitis (PSAHO) and to investigate its bacterial etiology. METHODS Sixty-five consecutive cases of PSAHO admitted to our institution over a 16-year period (2000-2015) were retrospectively reviewed to assess their laboratory and radiographic imaging features, as well as their bacteriological e...

Subacute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis of the Calcaneum: A Pediatric Case Report and Review of Literature

We report the case of a child 3 years old consulting for brutal installation of equine right foot. The clinical, biological and radiological data allowed us to retain the diagnosis of sub-acute osteomyelitis of the calcaneum. This rare entity seems to be a particular evolution of the acute form of the osteomyelitis .The prognosis of sub acute osteomyelitis is usually good. Treatment is with ant...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.

Patellar Subacute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children Due To K. Kingae: A Report of Two Cases

Isolated osteomyelitis of the patella is a rare condition mainly occurring in the pediatric population. Diagnosis is often delayed as clinical presentation manifests with vague anterior knee pain, sometimes with mild local signs of inflammation but frequently without any local signs at all. While falls on the knee can explain mild knee pain, erythema, swelling and persistent peripatellar pain s...

[Treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children].

Experience in treatment of 348 children with acute hematogenic osteomyelitis is analysed. Newborn infants and children whose ages ranged from 1 to 15 years formed a group of patients. Of decisive importance in the outcome of the disease are early diagnosis and emergency operative measures, aimed at decompressing, opening and cleansing the purulent foci, producing a high concentration of antibio...