Osteomyelitis: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "===Clinic=== * OM is an infection of bone * The cause is usually a bacterial infection, but rarely can be a fungal infection * Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness and inability to walk * Enlarged lymph nodes may be present. * Osteomyelitis is an infective process that encompasses all of the bone (osseous) components, including the bone marrow. When it is chronic, it can lead to bone sclerosis and deformity. ===Ca...") |
(→Clinic) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
* Enlarged lymph nodes may be present. | * Enlarged lymph nodes may be present. | ||
* Osteomyelitis is an infective process that encompasses all of the bone (osseous) components, including the bone marrow. | * Osteomyelitis is an infective process that encompasses all of the bone (osseous) components, including the bone marrow. | ||
When it is chronic, it can lead to bone sclerosis and deformity. | * When it is chronic, it can lead to bone sclerosis and deformity. | ||
===Causes=== | ===Causes=== | ||
Revision as of 04:49, 24 March 2023
Clinic
- OM is an infection of bone
- The cause is usually a bacterial infection, but rarely can be a fungal infection
- Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness and inability to walk
- Enlarged lymph nodes may be present.
- Osteomyelitis is an infective process that encompasses all of the bone (osseous) components, including the bone marrow.
- When it is chronic, it can lead to bone sclerosis and deformity.
Causes
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Enterobacter species
- Group A and B Streptococcus species
- Enterobacter or Streptococcus species
- Salmonella species
- Systemic mycotic infections may also cause osteomyelitis.(Blastomyces dermatitidis and Coccidioides immitis)
- Tuberculosis